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. 

Pinterest personalizes millions of experiences by using machine learning algorithms to filter through our catalog of one hundred billion Pins to find the best, most relevant content for each Pinner. It is critical to measure the quality of the content recommendations across Pinterest and identify opportunities for improvement. The Discovery Measurements team’s charter is to develop company critical measurements about relevance, session experience, etc. for major Pinterest products, e.g. Search, Closeup, Homefeed, Ads, etc. through the power of human computation and artificial intelligence. As we look to scale these data platforms both vertically and horizontally, we’re looking for a strong Engineering Manager with backend experience and an interest in challenging data processing problems to drive the team to produce impactful deliverables that improve Pinterest products.

What you will do:

• Design and implement measurement platforms for organic and ad content in multiple Pinterest products
• Design and develop systems that allow to generate datasets for training machine learning models and product enablement
• Drive short term and long term vision for the team, expanding impact horizontally and vertically and while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align engineering efforts for high impact technical initiatives
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of the members of the team

What we are looking for:

• Experience in one of the following languages; Python, Java or C++
• Familiar with large data processing and measurements. Interest in data mining / data platforms is a plus.
• 1+ year experience in leading a highly impactful engineering team
• 6+ years of experience in software development 
• Curiosity for leveraging data and metrics to identify challenging opportunities and build impactful solutions

Relocation Statement:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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Our Commitment to Diversity:

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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.