Sr. Machine Learning Engineer/Economist, Ads Marketplace
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer/Economist, Ads Marketplace
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Job Description
Within the Ads Delivery team we try to connect the dots between the aspirations of Pinners and the products offered by our partners. We are looking for a Sr. Machine Learning Engineer/Economist with a strong theoretical and data analysis background that understands market design concepts and has the engineering skills to bring them to market. We are looking for an economist who can get their hands dirty and work side by side with other engineers to advance the efficiency of the Pinterest Marketplace. The nature of projects within this team require a deep understanding of trade-offs founded on both economic theory and data analysis from the ideation phase all the way to launch review.
What youll do:
- Build statistical models and production systems to improve marketplace design and operations for Pinners Partners and Pinterest.
- Tune marketplace parameters (e.g. utility function) optimize ad diversity and load implement auctions and model longterm effects to reduce ad fatigue and improve advertiser outcomes.
- Define and implement experiments to understand long term Marketplace effects.
- Develop strategies to balance long and short term business objectives.
- Drive multi-functional collaboration with peers and partners across the company to improve knowledge of marketplace design and operations.
- Application areas: marketplace performance analysis advertiser churn/retention modeling promotional bandwidth allocation ranking/pricing/mechanism design bidding/budgeting innovation and anticipating secondorder effects for new ad offerings.
What were looking for:
- MS or PhD degree in Computer Science Economics Statistics or related field.
- 2 years of industry experience.
- knowledge in auction theory and econometrics; excellent data analysis skills.
- Strong software engineering and mathematical skills; proficient with statistical methods.
- Practical understanding of machine learning algorithms and techniques.
- Impactoriented strong ownership clear communicator and collaborative.
- Ads domain knowledge a major plus.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means were not always working in an office but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
