Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Inclusive/Responsible AI

$141,990 - $292,128/Yr

Pinterest - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the Inclusive AI team at Pinterest, you will play a pivotal role in driving cross-team engineering efforts focused on Responsible AI and ML Fairness. This position is part of the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), which is dedicated to advancing machine learning technology across various applications, including recommendations, ranking, and content understanding. Your work will directly impact the user experience for over 500 million monthly active users by ensuring that the machine learning algorithms used on the platform are not only state-of-the-art but also inclusive and fair. You will collaborate with product engineering teams to bring cutting-edge AI technology to life, while also contributing to the broader AI research community through publications in applied research conferences. The Inclusive AI team is committed to making Pinterest a more inclusive platform by developing features that cater to a diverse user base. This includes initiatives like user-controllable skin tone and hair pattern search refinements, as well as body type features. In this role, you will lead projects aimed at identifying, avoiding, and mitigating bias in various ML applications, including Generative AI. You will work closely with other engineering teams to create and adopt Responsible AI tools, ensuring that the technology we build is equitable and serves all users effectively. Your responsibilities will also include mentoring junior engineers, staying abreast of industry trends, and collaborating with senior leaders to define and implement our technical strategy in Responsible AI. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact projects, build large-scale systems, and make a significant contribution to both the platform and the user experience at Pinterest.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects focused on identifying, avoiding, and mitigating bias in a diverse range of ML applications, including Generative AI.
• Collaborate with various engineering teams to create, evaluate, and adopt Responsible AI tools across Pinterest.
• Build state-of-the-art technology using advanced machine learning methods to personalize the Pinterest experience, with a focus on making our product more Inclusive.
• Partner with multiple teams to experiment with and improve ML models for various product surfaces, gaining holistic ML knowledge across domains like RecSys, LLMs, Representation Learning, Ads, Shopping, and Search.
• Contribute to high-impact environments through quick experimentation and product launches.
• Stay updated on industry trends in Responsible AI recommendation systems and apply data-driven methods to enhance model performance.

Requirements

• Experience with state-of-the-art ML Fairness techniques and Responsible AI principles.
• Proficiency in advanced ML approaches such as representation learning, transformer-based architectures, generative modeling, and large language models (LLMs).
• Expertise in large-scale data processing tools and frameworks like Hive, Scalding, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, and MapReduce.
• Hands-on experience in building, deploying, and measuring ML Fairness at a large scale, bridging advanced techniques to real-world impacts.
• 4+ years of experience working within engineering teams on large-scale ML-driven user-facing products, with strong project management skills.
• Masters or PhD in Comp Sci or related fields.
• Passion for applied ML, Pinterest product, and working on the Inclusive/Responsible AI space.

Benefits

• Equity options as part of the compensation package.
• Flexible working model under the PinFlex program.
• Base salary range of $141,990-$292,128 USD based on experience and location.