Pinterest is looking for a Machine Learning Intern to tackle new challenges in machine learning and AI, directly contributing to large-scale recommendation systems and personalized experiences for millions of users. You'll work with a small, mighty team within our global organization to lead a project from start to finish in research applicable to Pinterest's problems.
What You'll Do
- Lead your own project start to finish to contribute research in machine learning and artificial intelligence that can be applied to Pinterest problems
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize findings from data and 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 across discovery, ads and search
- Scope and independently solve moderately complex problems
- Demonstrate accountability for the quality and completion of your tasks and projects, collaborating with your team and seeking guidance as needed
What We're Looking For
- Working towards a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or a related field
- Experience in machine learning areas like ranking, computer vision, NLP, content recommendations, embedding, or information retrieval
- Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop/Spark and scalable realtime systems that process stream data
- Proficiency in at least one systems language (Java, C++, Python) or one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow)
- Experience in research and in solving analytical problems
- Strong communicator and team player with the ability to find solutions for open-ended problems
Technical Stack
- Hadoop, Spark, Java, C++, Python, Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow
Team & Environment
You'll join a small, mighty team within Pinterest's organization of just over 3,000 global employees. Our mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and we celebrate each other's unique experiences while embracing the flexibility to do your best work.
Benefits & Compensation
- Meaningful Work: Contribute to projects that impact millions of users worldwide
- Mentorship: Learn from and be guided by experienced engineers and researchers in the field
- Growth and Development: Participate in professional development workshops and networking events to build your skills and connections
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Toronto.
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.
