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Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Science

Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US · Category: Data, AI & Analytics · Seniority: Senior · USD161,263 – USD332,012 / yearly · Posted: July 28, 2026 · Verified: Nov 3, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This Senior Machine Learning Engineer role focuses on developing Pinterest Canvas, an internal text-to-image generative model, within the Pinterest Labs organization. The role involves prototyping new model architectures, working with large-scale visual-text datasets, conducting RLHF, and publishing research, requiring hands-on experience with diffusion models and computer vision.
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Visual discovery platform with a self-serve advertising business.

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