About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
Staff Backend/API Software Engineer, Curation
The Curation engineering team builds product features that are deeply engaging and uniquely Pinterest, including saving and creating Pins, Boards, and Collages, to inspire Pinners to create a life they love. We’re looking for a Staff Backend/API Engineer to be the tech lead across Curation Backend initiatives.
What you’ll do:
- Lead the team in developing robust and scalable backend services and APIs to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest.
- Drive Backend technical solutions and strategic objectives across multiple teams.
- Build effective alignment with design, product, frontend, and platform teams.
- Uplevel the team through mentorship, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
- Help define and evangelize best practices for backend engineering across the Curation organization, fostering a strong developer community.
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Deep understanding of backend development, distributed systems, and API design principles.
- 8+ years of industry backend application development experience, 3+ years experience as a tech lead.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong mentorship and coaching abilities.
- 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.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times a half and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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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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.
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