Manager Ii, Machine Learning Engineering-homefeed

Pinterest

Remote, US
Base: $189,308; equity: eligible; benefits: not sp...
Remote with occasional in-office collaboration (1-2 times per quarter).
8+ years of ml experience
1+ year managing ml teams
Large-scale recommender systems expertise
Pinterest is seeking a Manager II for Machine Learning Engineering to lead the Homefeed Retrieval Modeling team, focusing on enhancing user experience through innovative recommendation systems. The role involves people leadership, technical direction, and cross-functional collaboration to drive impactful ML solutions

Job Summary

  • This role leads a diverse team of 8-9 machine learning engineers responsible for the core Homefeed retrieval strategy at Pinterest.
  • The position focuses on owning all retrieval sources, including two-tower models and dynamic ML optimization engines to drive user growth.
  • Candidates must demonstrate deep expertise in large-scale production recommender systems and proficiency with AI coding assistants like Cursor or Copilot.

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Pinterest is seeking a Manager II for Machine Learning Engineering to lead the Homefeed Retrieval Modeling team, focusing on enhancing user experience through innovative recommendation systems. The role involves people leadership, technical direction, and cross-functional collaboration to drive impactful ML solutions.

Salary

Base: $189,308; Equity: Eligible; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years of ML experience
  • 1+ year managing ML teams
  • Large-scale recommender systems expertise
  • Embedding-based retrieval knowledge
  • AI coding assistant proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Generative retrieval technology experience
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management
  • Mentoring senior ICs and staff engineers
  • Conference paper publication record
  • Psychological safety culture building

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years total experience
  • 1+ year managing 10+ engineers
  • Deep expertise in embedding-based retrieval
  • Experience with cost-efficiency in ML solutions

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