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Master's University Grad Data Scientist (USA)

A machine learning and AI role at Pinterest, on-site in San Francisco, CA, US. The posting asks for Machine learning, Python and SQL. Suits fresh graduates.

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A referral only means something if the person giving it can actually speak to your work. I will refer you where I know someone on the inside and your profile genuinely fits the role, and I will tell you plainly when I cannot. Either way you get an answer, and a straight one.

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  • I will not refer someone for a role their profile does not fit. It wastes your time and costs me the contact.
  • Where I cannot refer you, I will say why, and point you at the way in that does work.
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Where

San Francisco, CA, US

On-site
Experience

New grad, fresh graduate or trainee roles. No work experience needed.

Pay

Pay not stated

Type

Full-time

Posted 1 Oct 2026

What they ask for

Machine learningPythonSQL

How Pinterest hires

  1. 1

    Application review

    Application screen · From the company

    A recruiter reviews your application against the role requirements.

  2. 2

    CodeSignal assessment (interns and new grads)

    Online test · From the company

    Early-career candidates take a CodeSignal coding assessment and need a passing score to continue.

  3. 3

    Recruiter phone screen

    Recruiter screen · 30 min · From the company

    A call about your interests and expectations for the role, plus details of the upcoming technical interview.

  4. 4

    Technical interview with an engineer

    Technical interview · 60 min · From the company

    A one hour technical interview. For interns this is the final interview before the hiring committee.

  5. 5

    Three further technical interviews (new grads)

    Panel interview · 180 min · From the company

    New grads who pass then take three more technical interviews of about an hour each, three hours in total.

  6. 6

    Hiring committee and offer

    Offer · From the company

    A hiring committee reviews the interview feedback and decides on an offer.

What comes up

Competency-based interviewsGraphs, trees and clean codeFeed and API design
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Last checked today (30 Oct 2026)

About the company

Runs a visual discovery platform where people save and search images and ideas, funded mainly by advertising.

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