Staff Software Engineer

About Pinterest Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet. Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences. Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our pinFlex landing page to learn more. Team & Responsibilities The Serving delivery team at Pinterest is responsible for ensuring that Pinners have a safe and engaging experience using Pinterest. We work with ML teams to serve ML decisions on content that gets shown to Pinners across the entire Pinterest product. As a staff software engineer, you will be a leader in designing and building our high‑QPS/low‑latency serving platform that is in the critical serving path for all content served to users. You’ll work closely with ML engineers, indexing/ranking teams and the API team at Pinterest with a goal of maintaining the Pinterest brand as the safe corner of the internet. The role involves working with leadership to shape the future roadmap of our systems and directly supporting the careers of ICs on the team through mentorship. Design and develop highly scalable, reliable and performant software systems to power content quality and safety infrastructure at Pinterest Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to other engineers on the team Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, design, data science and other engineering teams to define roadmaps and deliver high‑impact projects Drive engineering best practices and processes to continuously improve software quality, reliability and developer productivity Actively contribute to Pinterest’s technical culture through code reviews, tech talks, open source projects and recruiting What we’re looking for 10+ years of experience building and shipping large‑scale software systems in a product‑driven environment Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience Experience leading the design and development of complex, high‑performance distributed systems and microservices architectures Proven track record of technical leadership and successfully delivering projects with multiple dependencies and stakeholders Experience with big data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Flink) and building data pipelines Domain experience in building Trust and Safety systems at scale This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. In‑Office Requirement Statement: The role will need to be in the office for in‑person collaboration 1‑2 times per half and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Toronto office (85 Richmond St. W) – a hybrid work model applies. 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. How to Apply Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal. #J-18808-Ljbffr