# PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA) at Pinterest

- Company: Pinterest
- What the company does: Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.pinterest.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-15
- Apply: https://www.pinterestcareers.com/jobs/?gh_jid=8140363&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pinterest-phd-university-grad-machine-learning-engineer-usa/

## About the role

Publications in machine learning, AI, data science, data analytics, statistics, or related technical fields At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field required
- Machine Learning experience (ranking, computer vision, NLP, content recommendations, embedding, information retrieval etc)
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop/Spark) and scalable realtime systems that process stream data
- Mastery of at least one systems languages (Java, C++, Python) or one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow)
- Proficiency with AI-native engineering, including the design of agent-friendly codebases
- High degree of autonomy in learning new agent-first development tools

Tags: University Engineering

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