# Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Product ML Infrastructure 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: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-14
- Apply: https://www.pinterestcareers.com/jobs/?gh_jid=8046860&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pinterest-sr-staff-software-engineer-product-ml-infrastructure/

## About the role

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- A track record of setting technical strategy and delivering company-wide infrastructure initiatives in ambiguous environments
- Deep expertise in distributed ML systems, including production experience with both large-scale training and online inference
- Strong GPU performance knowledge, such as profiling, distributed execution, kernel and memory optimization, compilation, or quantization
- Experience with AI/ML modeling, recommender systems, Ads ranking, retrieval, feature platforms, or similarly demanding ML workloads
- Strong systems programming and design skills in C++, Java, or Python
- High ownership and sound judgment in reliability, security, cost, and operational excellence

Tags: Data Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pinterest-sr-staff-software-engineer-product-ml-infrastructure/