Staff Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure

Full Time
Toronto, ON, Canada
4 months ago

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 one of the fastest growing online advertising platforms and our continued success depends on our ability to generate and serve reliable, accurate, real-time data to advertisers and internal systems/users. We are looking for a visionary staff engineer to lead a team of talented engineers to build our next generation of ads data pipeline and metrics serving systems to support Pinterest revenue growth. You will not only have the opportunities to work on challenging technical projects and make great impacts, but you will also have a stage to further grow your technical leadership to the next level. 

What you’ll do:

  • Lead a team of 10-20 engineers in building large scale ads analytics pipelines and query systems.
  • Work with XFN partners to deliver new ads products.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of talented engineers. 
  • Uplevel team’s engineering quality. Raise the bar for code review, production reliability, documentation and processes.  

What we’re looking for:

  • 6+ years of relevant industry experience with large-scale distributed systems and data processing pipelines.
  • Experience with XFN partners to develop user-facing product solutions.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Proficiency in Java.

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.