Sr. Machine Learning Engineer / Economist, Ads Marketplace

Overview

About Pinterest

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Within the Ads Delivery team, we connect the aspirations of Pinners with the products offered by our partners. We are looking for a Sr. Machine Learning Engineer / Economist with a strong theoretical and data analysis background that understands market design concepts and has the engineering skills to bring them to market. The role requires a deep understanding of trade‑offs, founded on economic theory and data analysis, from ideation through launch review.

What You’ll Do

• Build statistical models and production systems to improve marketplace design and operations for Pinners, Partners, and Pinterest.
• Tune marketplace parameters (e.g., utility function), optimize ad diversity and load, implement auctions, and model long‑term effects to reduce ad fatigue and improve advertiser outcomes.
• Define and implement experiments to understand long-term marketplace effects.
• Develop strategies to balance long and short-term business objectives.
• Drive multi-functional collaboration with peers and partners across the company to improve knowledge of marketplace design and operations.
• Application areas : marketplace performance analysis, advertiser churn / retention modeling, promotional bandwidth allocation, ranking / pricing / mechanism design, bidding / budgeting innovation, and anticipating second‑order effects for new ad offerings.

What We’re Looking For

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In-Office Requirement Statement

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. We are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

US based applicants only

$177,309—$310,291 USD

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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