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Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. 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.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a machine learning intern in our Advance Technology Group at Pinterest, you will be exposed to a full spectrum of ML product development. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies for Pinterest’s visual understanding modules and recommender systems. You'll conduct research that can be applied across Pinterest engineering teams and engage in external collaborations and mentoring, while also having opportunities to deploy features to hundreds of millions of users or conduct research applicable for paper submissions. We offer a 12-week fall internship program remotely or in our San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle, or New York offices.
Note to applicants:
By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple intern roles open across our various ML teams. Please only apply once within the USA or Canada as multiple applications may delay our recruitment process.
Internships are 12 weeks paid from September 21 - December 11, 2026. Depending on the team, our fall internships will be located either remote or hybrid in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York or Seattle offices.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and launch new user features using unique internal datasets and ML techniques, especially in computer vision, generative AI, and responsible AI.
- Gain hands-on experience with production ML systems, including algorithmic research, infrastructure, data engineering, training, inference, and product, to deliver innovative solutions. You will be exposed to full-stack production ML systems.
- Leverage frontier AI tools and agents to accelerate engineering implementation, including prototyping and experimentation work.
- Validate AI-generated outputs through testing, code review, and critical thinking, ensuring solutions are accurate, maintainable, secure, and aligned with team standards.
- Use AI to better understand unfamiliar code, investigate bugs, and summarize technical context or documentation.
- Contribute in cutting-edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence that can be applied to Pinterest problems.
- Write clean, efficient, and sustainable code.
- Take proactive ownership over the completion and quality of your tasks and project with minimal guidance from your mentor, manager, and peers.
What we’re looking for:
- This role will be on our Visual Search team. We are looking for candidates with experience in Computer Vision, Visual Search, User Understanding, Generative AI, and LLMs.
- Ability to legally work full time (40 hours/week) from September-December 2026.
- Working towards a Master's degree in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field.
- Mastery of at least one systems language (Java, C++, Python) and one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow).
- Proficiency with AI-native engineering, including the design of agent-friendly codebases.
- High degree of autonomy in learning new agent-first development tools.
- Strong critical thinking when working with AI-generated suggestions, with a clear approach to validating correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
- Comfort iterating on prompts, refining workflows, and adapting AI-assisted approaches based on the problem, context, and constraints.
- Experience in research and in solving analytical problems.
- Strong communicator and team player. Being able to find solutions for open-ended problems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Publications in machine learning, AI, data science, data analytics, statistics, or related technical fields.
- Strong passion for research and for answering hard questions with research.
- Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product.
Why Intern at Pinterest?
- 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.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we’re not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role may require you to be located near an office for in-person collaboration, and therefore may need to be located a commutable distance from one of our Pinterest offices.
At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
The salary for this position is $11,000 monthly.
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Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. 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.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a machine learning intern in our Advance Technology Group at Pinterest, you will be exposed to a full spectrum of ML product development. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies for Pinterest’s visual understanding modules and recommender systems. You'll conduct research that can be applied across Pinterest engineering teams and engage in external collaborations and mentoring, while also having opportunities to deploy features to hundreds of millions of users or conduct research applicable for paper submissions. We offer a 12-week fall internship program remotely or in our San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle, or New York offices.
Note to applicants:
By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple intern roles open across our various ML teams. Please only apply once within the USA or Canada as multiple applications may delay our recruitment process.
Internships are 12 weeks paid from September 21 - December 11, 2026. Depending on the team, our fall internships will be located either remote or hybrid in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York or Seattle offices.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and launch new user features using unique internal datasets and ML techniques, especially in computer vision, generative AI, and responsible AI.
- Gain hands-on experience with production ML systems, including algorithmic research, infrastructure, data engineering, training, inference, and product, to deliver innovative solutions. You will be exposed to full-stack production ML systems.
- Leverage frontier AI tools and agents to accelerate engineering implementation, including prototyping and experimentation work.
- Validate AI-generated outputs through testing, code review, and critical thinking, ensuring solutions are accurate, maintainable, secure, and aligned with team standards.
- Use AI to better understand unfamiliar code, investigate bugs, and summarize technical context or documentation.
- Contribute in cutting-edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence that can be applied to Pinterest problems.
- Write clean, efficient, and sustainable code.
- Take proactive ownership over the completion and quality of your tasks and project with minimal guidance from your mentor, manager, and peers.
What we’re looking for:
- This role will be on our Visual Search team. We are looking for candidates with experience in Computer Vision, Visual Search, User Understanding, Generative AI, and LLMs.
- Ability to legally work full time (40 hours/week) from September-December 2026.
- Working towards a Master's degree in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field.
- Mastery of at least one systems language (Java, C++, Python) and one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow).
- Proficiency with AI-native engineering, including the design of agent-friendly codebases.
- High degree of autonomy in learning new agent-first development tools.
- Strong critical thinking when working with AI-generated suggestions, with a clear approach to validating correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
- Comfort iterating on prompts, refining workflows, and adapting AI-assisted approaches based on the problem, context, and constraints.
- Experience in research and in solving analytical problems.
- Strong communicator and team player. Being able to find solutions for open-ended problems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Publications in machine learning, AI, data science, data analytics, statistics, or related technical fields.
- Strong passion for research and for answering hard questions with research.
- Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product.
Why Intern at Pinterest?
- 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.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we’re not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role may require you to be located near an office for in-person collaboration, and therefore may need to be located a commutable distance from one of our Pinterest offices.
At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
The salary for this position is $11,000 monthly.
LI-HYBRID
LI-EB1
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as an Internship
Verify your internship role qualifies
Not every internship meets TN requirements. Confirm the position maps to a USMCA-listed occupation, like engineer or accountant, and that the employer will document it as degree-requiring work, not general labor.
Build a credential package before applying
Assemble your degree certificate, transcripts, and any professional licenses before outreach. Canadian applicants present these at the border, so gaps in your package can delay entry on the spot.
Target employers already familiar with TN
Focus on mid-size and large firms in engineering, finance, and sciences that regularly hire international interns. Companies with recent visa filings demonstrate experience with work visa sponsorship and will be familiar with the documentation requirements—like the employer support letter needed for TN visa applications.
Clarify sponsorship willingness in the first interview
Ask directly whether the employer will prepare the TN support letter required for your port-of-entry application (for Canadians) or consulate application (for Mexicans). Internship programs sometimes assume students handle their own status, so surface this expectation early rather than after an offer is extended.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready internship openings
Search Migrate Mate to identify internship postings from employers actively offering TN visa sponsorship. Filtering by visa type saves time and surfaces roles where the hiring team already understands USMCA requirements.
Understand the filing path for Mexican citizens
Mexican nationals cannot use land-border processing like Canadians. You'll need a consular appointment at a U.S. embassy, which adds lead time, so coordinate your start date with your employer once your offer letter is confirmed.
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Find Internship JobsInternship TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Can an internship position actually qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes, but only if the role maps directly to a USMCA-listed occupation and the employer documents that the position requires degree-level knowledge. An internship titled 'marketing intern' won't qualify on its own, but an 'engineering intern' role tied to a licensed engineering function typically can, provided your degree field matches.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for internship roles?
For internships, the TN visa is far more practical. There's no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and Canadian applicants can receive approval at the border the same day. H-1B requires employer sponsorship months in advance and is subject to a randomized lottery, making it nearly impossible to time with a short-term internship program.
What documentation does the employer need to provide for a TN internship?
The employer must supply a support letter on company letterhead that describes the position, confirms it falls under a qualifying USMCA occupation, states your anticipated start and end dates, and specifies your compensation. For Mexican citizens, you'll then apply at a U.S. consulate with this support letter and your required documentation. For Canadian citizens, you can present the support letter directly at a U.S. port of entry.
Where can I find internship employers that already offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search internship opportunities filtered by TN visa sponsorship, so you're only viewing roles where the employer has already indicated willingness to support USMCA applicants. This avoids the common frustration of reaching the offer stage only to learn the employer doesn't sponsor international candidates.
Does my internship TN status let me extend or transition to full-time TN after graduation?
TN status doesn't automatically extend when your internship ends, but your employer can file a new TN petition for a full-time role if one is offered. Each TN approval is position-specific, so a new support letter and, for Mexican citizens, a new consular filing will be required to reflect the permanent role.
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