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 is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join Performance Solutions Engineering within our Performance Solutions team. This role will be responsible for building software solutions that enable advertisers to drive success and growth on the Pinterest platform. You’ll have a unique opportunity to work directly with our top clients to help them design and build on the Pinterest platform, as well as build tools that add leverage or efficiency for the broader Performance Solutions Org.

We value individuals who are owners and encourage the kind of courageous thinking required for big bets and smart risks to pay off. You’ll be invited to create and drive new initiatives, overseeing them from inception through technical design, implementation, and release.

The Performance Solutions team sits within the Global Sales Strategy (GSS) organization. Performance Solutions delivers through strategic guidance, operational excellence, and technical expertise to improve the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, resulting in increased client ROI. We work to understand, innovate, and scale cross-functional workflows. We are responsible for measuring process impact and making our business more efficient with consistent execution while embarking on building the next generation of data-driven best practices.

What you’ll do:

• Build and maintain technical solutions for our advertisers, partners, and internal teams in an agile environment.
• Contribute to and lead each step of the development process, from requirements gathering and ideation to implementation and release.
• Work with product managers, technical project managers, and stakeholders to understand new requirements and address them in a scalable and efficient manner.
• Actively work to improve the developer process and experience in all phases, from coding to release.

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of industry development experience, building consumer or business-facing products
• Proficiency in common backend/data tech stacks for RESTful API, online service, storage, caching, and data processing
• Solid understanding of SQL and experience working with analytical databases
• Experience in following best practices in writing reliable and maintainable code
• Ability to keep up-to-date with new technologies to understand what should be incorporated
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Experience in Python, Javascript, or another language and a willingness to learn
• Experience with Jupyter Notebooks and other Python data frameworks a plus

 

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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.

   

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$135,816—$279,427 USD

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, 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 an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.