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# Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Visual AI

- **Company:** Pinterest
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $189,308.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Pytorch, Deep Learning
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87715699/1

## About the Role

* Research engineers and scientists with experience building and training large scale vision models of all categories.
 * Experience with multimodal representations and visual language modeling is strongly preferred.
 * A track record of research contributions (e.g., publications, open-source work) and/or shipping ML models to production.
 * Hands-on experience with large-scale model training and modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch).
 * Strong collaboration skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a small, fast-moving team.
 * M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning or related academic areas, or equivalent work experience.
 * Experience using AI-accelerated research tooling akin to auto-research, data agents, etc.

## Description

* We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
 * This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

AI use statement:

 * Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

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.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$189,308-$389,753 USD


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