PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA)
PinterestPhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA)
PinterestLocation
San Francisco, CA, Palo Alto, CA, Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
As a Machine Learning Engineer at Pinterest, you will tackle challenges in machine learning and artificial intelligence while contributing to large-scale recommendation systems. You will join a team focused on building personalized experiences for users, leveraging data to create intelligent models. This role offers the opportunity to work on various problems in recommender systems, search, and natural language processing. You will be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation and creativity.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field required
- Machine Learning experience in ranking, computer vision, NLP, content recommendations, embedding, and information retrieval
- Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop or Spark
- Mastery of at least one systems language like Java, C++, or Python
- Proficiency with AI-native engineering and design of agent-friendly codebases
- Strong critical thinking skills when working with AI-generated suggestions
- Experience in research and solving analytical problems
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
Responsibilities
- Contribute to cutting-edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence applicable to Pinterest problems
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize findings from data to build intelligent data-driven models
- Write clean, efficient, and sustainable code
- Use machine learning, natural language processing, and graph analysis to solve modeling and ranking problems
- Design, build, and test models to predict engagement for notifications
- Build content recommendation systems for push, email, and in-app notifications
- Work on state-of-the-art large-scale applied machine learning projects
- Scope and independently solve moderately complex problems
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Pinterest Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
33
FY2026
Approval rate
98.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
1,074
FY2026
Entry-level share
44.1%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-40%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
+2%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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