At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product, specifically connecting the dots between the aspirations of Pinners and the products offered by our partners through the Ads Delivery team.
Requirements
- 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.
- MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics or related field.
- 2+ years of industry experience.
- Ads domain knowledge a major plus.
Responsibilities
- 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 long‑term 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 second‑order effects for new ad offerings.
Other
- MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics or related field.
- 2+ years of industry experience.
- Impact‑oriented, strong ownership, clear communicator, and collaborative.
- US based applicants only
- Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
