Data Scientist II, ML Infrastructure

About the role

Pinterest is seeking a Data & Applied Scientist to drive step function improvements in our ML capabilities. This role focuses on advancing the science and systems behind ML measurement, feature understanding, and causal inference at scale.

Responsibilities

• Translate research-grade DS workflows into production ML pipelines using Airflow, WandB & Ray
• Apply and productionize causal inference methods using the production ML stack (propensity scoring, IPW, TMLE)
• Build self-serve tooling to empower non-experts to derive rigorous causal insights at scale
• Partner with ML engineers and product teams to identify opportunities for improved tooling, metrics, and measurement methods
• Leverage Pinterest's rich metadata and engagement signals to build data-driven frameworks, from feature importance to content deindexing
• Design and build centralized ML platform tooling to improve feature and model creation, evaluation, and trust

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience as an applied scientist, ML engineer, research scientist or software engineer, with significant ML production experience
• Strong Python skills; experience with PyTorch or equivalent deep learning frameworks; familiarity with distributed compute (Spark, Ray)
• Ray specifically is a strong plus
• Enthusiasm for building tools and platforms that multiply the impact of an entire ML organization
• Deep ML theory knowledge with extremely strong fundamentals that can help us reason about ML models from first principles
• Proficiency in software development best practices including version control, code review, and reproducible ML pipelines
• Experience with workflow management tools (Airflow, Prefect, Jenkins, or similar) for reliable ML pipeline orchestration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Skills

• Experience with distributed computing frameworks
• Familiarity with causal inference methods
• Experience with ML workflow management tools
• Ability to translate research into production ML pipelines

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$114,297—$235,319 USD

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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.

Relocation Statement

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

In-Office Requirement Statement

We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role. This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 3-5 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.