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This is our newly installed pool as well....after backfilling. This might give you a visual. I worked with the dirt ourselves, and then had a landscaper friend come over w/ a small tractor and move the excess in addition the filling in low spots around the pool. They dug down about 7 inches (must less than 16) so you must have alot of left over.

Ideally you should backfill to ground level around the pool allowing the dirt to slope upward at the wall about 3-4 inches. This will allow water to fall away from the walls and not rest at the wall. We have the Esther Williams aluminum walls, so I wasn't worried about backfilling. You shouldn't either.
Anyway,,,,,,,,,hope this helps.