Sr. Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform

PinterestNorth AmericaLead5+ years experienceMachine Learning Engineering

The role

Pinterest is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for its AI Platform team, which supplies tools and infrastructure to hundreds of AI and ML engineers. The role shapes a company-wide evaluation platform for GenAI and ML systems. Open to US-based applicants only.

What you will do

  • Find modernization opportunities and set the roadmap for a company-wide AI/ML evaluation system
  • Define cross-team technical strategy and drive adoption of shared evaluation capabilities
  • Make architectural decisions that improve reliability and usability of the evaluation platform
  • Set evaluation methods that balance automated metrics, expert judgment, human feedback and safety
  • Lead complex cross-team workstreams and resolve technical tradeoffs

What they ask for

  • 3+ years designing and operating evaluation systems for GenAI and ML, including benchmarks, golden datasets and model-based grading
  • Strong Python skills and solid grasp of distributed systems
  • Familiarity with evaluation libraries such as AutoEvals, OpenEvals and Ragas
  • 5+ years building platforms for experimentation, model versioning, orchestration and production monitoring
  • Sound judgment on GenAI risks such as bias, privacy and security
  • Based in the US; office visits 1-2 times per quarter

What they offer

  • Eligible for equity in addition to base salary
  • Remote working with occasional in-person gatherings

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