Sr. Staff Software Engineer

Key Skills

Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Effective communication skills, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Teamwork

Job Description

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.

We are currently seeking a talented and experienced Senior Staff Engineer to join our Indexing Core Entities (ICE) team. As a member of the ICE team, you will play a crucial role in developing the data processing infrastructure to enable efficient ingestion and deep understanding of Pinterest's vast content and user base. You will be a tech lead, responsible for driving technical excellence and contributing to the success of the team.

If you are passionate about large scale data processing, backend systems, and have a strong background as an individual contributor or a tech lead, we would love to hear from you. Join us on our mission to enable efficient ingestion and deep understanding of Pinterest's content and users.

Apply now and be part of a dynamic and innovative team at Pinterest. Together, we will empower people to discover and create a life they love.

What you’ll do:

• Builds systems that enable various teams across Pinterest to design, build and innovate with ML-driven product features rapidly and at scale.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of the data processing infrastructure for efficient ingestion and understanding of Pinterest's content and users.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand and incorporate changing requirements into the development roadmap.
• Mentor and guide more junior engineers, providing technical leadership and expertise.
• Drive the technical vision for the team, working closely with the engineering leadership to define technical strategies and roadmaps.

What we’re looking for:

• 10+ years of industry experience, with a proven track record of technical excellence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Solid technical knowledge in data processing and large scale distributed backend systems.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with ML model performance optimization.
• Familiarity with distributed machine learning deployment libraries, such as Ray.
• Experience with streaming and Lakehouse technologies e.g. ICEberg, Kafka, Flink, Spark streaming or equivalent.

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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. The position is also eligible for equity. 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

$158,950—$327,000 USD