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Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Programmatic Ads

Pinterest

Seattle, WA
Full Time
Senior
251k-438k
7 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Pinterest is a fast-growing online ad platform dedicated to mining rich user interest data to connect users with relevant advertisers and products. The company aims to bring inspiration to everyone, fostering innovation, growth, and a flexible work environment. The role involves leading a machine learning team to develop data-driven techniques for programmatic advertising, including real-time bidding, ad scoring, and yield optimization, to support Pinterest's business success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow the engineering team, providing technical vision and long-term roadmap.
  • Design and implement algorithms for real-time bidding, ad scoring/ranking, inventory selection, and yield optimization on the DSP.
  • Hire, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists and ML engineers.
  • Set technical direction, manage project roadmaps, and actively guide team execution.
  • Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales to translate business goals into ML requirements and ensure solutions meet cross-functional needs.
  • Define and evangelize the ML roadmap for programmatic products.
  • Present findings and roadmaps to senior leadership and work with stakeholders to align analytics projects with company goals, such as privacy-first personalization and new DSP features.

Requirements

  • M.S or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.
  • 7+ years of industry experience building production machine learning systems at scale, including data mining, search, recommendations, and natural language processing.
  • Experience in programmatic advertising or information retrieval contexts such as RTB, DSP/SSP, search.
  • Familiarity with ad campaign metrics, auction mechanics, and yield optimization.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with real-time bidding, ad scoring, and ranking algorithms.
  • Knowledge of privacy-first personalization and DSP features.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate degree in a relevant field.
  • Experience with large-scale machine learning systems and data mining.

Benefits & Perks

  • Position is eligible for equity.
  • Salary range from $250,545 to $438,454 USD, based on factors including location, experience, and skills.
  • Flexible work model with in-office collaboration 1-2 times per month in Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, or Los Angeles.

Working at Pinterest

Pinterest values an equitable, inclusive, and inspiring workplace. The company emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and diversity, and is committed to equal opportunity employment and providing accommodations during the application process.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 17, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
Salary251k-438k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About Pinterest

Website

pinterest.com

Location

Seattle, WA

Industry

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