Software Engineer

Posted Date 11 Dec 2023



Experience Icon Experience 2 Years Salary Salary 106113USD - 219063USD
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company Pinterest
Job Category Icon Job Category Web Development Qualification Icon Qualification BS IT
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 16 Jan
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) California , United States

Description Job Description


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.

We⠀are⠀looking⠀for⠀inquisitive,⠀well-rounded⠀Backend⠀engineers⠀to join⠀our Core⠀and⠀Monetization⠀engineering⠀teams.⠀Working⠀closely⠀with⠀product⠀managers,⠀designers,⠀and⠀backend⠀engineers,⠀you'll⠀play an⠀important⠀role in⠀enabling⠀the newest⠀technologies⠀and⠀experiences.⠀You will⠀build⠀robust⠀frameworks⠀&⠀features.⠀You will⠀empower⠀both⠀developers⠀and⠀Pinners⠀alike.⠀You'll⠀have the⠀opportunity⠀to find⠀creative⠀solutions⠀to⠀thought-provoking⠀problems.⠀Even⠀better,⠀because we⠀covet the⠀kind of⠀courageous⠀thinking⠀that's⠀required⠀in order⠀for big⠀bets and⠀smart⠀risks to⠀pay off,⠀you'll be⠀invited to⠀create and⠀drive new⠀initiatives,⠀seeing⠀them from⠀inception⠀through to⠀technical⠀design,⠀implementation,⠀and⠀release.

What you'll do:

  • Build out⠀the⠀backend⠀for⠀Pinner-facing⠀features⠀to power⠀the future⠀of⠀inspiration⠀on⠀Pinterest
  • Contribute⠀to and⠀lead each⠀step of⠀the⠀product⠀development⠀process,⠀from⠀ideation⠀to⠀implementation⠀to⠀release;⠀from⠀rapidly⠀prototyping,⠀running⠀A/B tests,⠀to⠀architecting⠀and⠀building⠀solutions⠀that can⠀scale to⠀support⠀millions⠀of⠀users
  • Partner⠀with⠀design,⠀product,⠀and⠀backend⠀teams to⠀build⠀end-to-end⠀functionality
  • Put⠀on your⠀Pinner hat⠀to suggest⠀new⠀product⠀ideas and⠀features
  • Employ⠀automated⠀testing to⠀build⠀features⠀with a⠀high⠀degree of⠀technical⠀quality,⠀taking⠀responsibility⠀for the⠀components⠀and⠀features⠀you⠀develop
  • Grow⠀as an⠀engineer⠀by working⠀with⠀world-class⠀peers on⠀varied and⠀high⠀impact⠀projects

What we're looking for:

  • 2+ years⠀of⠀industry⠀backend⠀development⠀experience,⠀building⠀consumer⠀or⠀business⠀facing⠀products
  • Proficiency⠀in common⠀backend⠀tech⠀stacks for⠀RESTful⠀API,⠀storage,⠀caching⠀and data⠀processing
  • Experience⠀in⠀following⠀best⠀practices⠀in writing⠀reliable⠀and⠀maintainable⠀code that⠀may be⠀used by⠀many other⠀engineers
  • Ability⠀to keep⠀up-to-date⠀with new⠀technologies⠀to⠀understand⠀what⠀should be⠀incorporated
  • Strong⠀collaboration⠀and⠀communication⠀skills

Backend Core Engineering teams:

  • Community⠀Engagement
  • Content⠀Acquisition⠀& Media⠀Platform
  • Core⠀Product⠀Indexing⠀Infrastructure
  • Shopping⠀Catalog
  • Trust⠀& Safety⠀Platform
  • Trust⠀& Safety⠀Signals
  • User⠀Understanding

Backend Monetization Engineering teams:

  • Ads API⠀Platform
  • Ads⠀Indexing⠀Platform
  • Ads⠀Reporting⠀Infrastructure
  • Ads⠀Retrieval⠀Infra
  • Ads⠀Serving⠀and ML⠀Infra
  • Measurement⠀Ingestion
  • Merchant⠀Infra

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