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Software Engineer, Search Ranking

The Search Team aims to build the best visual search engine for inspiration by matching intent with the full richness of the human interest graph. Search quality is key to the success of Pinterest Search, and we’re looking for strong candidates to help us improve it

What you’ll do:

  • Define the metrics we use to guide search quality improvements
  • Diagnose search quality problems and propose creative ways to improve search quality
  • Research and develop quality signals (text, user engagement, visual etc) from 70B pins and petabytes of search logs
  • Research and develop ranking models
  • Design experiments to verify quality improvements and tune quality signals and ranking models based on experiment result

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What we’re looking for:

  • 5+ years of experience with algorithms, data structures, and coding
  • Experience with object oriented programming language (Java/C++ etc)
  • Experience with big data (hadoop/cascading etc) and/or distributed systems
  • Experience working on search quality, data mining, machine learning, computer vision, or natural language processing
  • Self-driven team player with demonstrated leadership
Job ID: 79569f51a09f3a6ee15ba12f90cff857
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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