Pinterest

Senior Software Engineer

Pinterest$251K — $320K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field (foreign equivalent accepted)
  • At least 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related position
  • Experience in the design and development of distributed systems
  • Proficiency in cloud computing, particularly with AWS
  • Skilled in batch processing and workflow orchestration tools such as Spark or Airflow
  • Knowledge of data modeling and database management systems like MySQL or NoSQL
  • Familiarity with programming languages like Java, Python, C++, or Node.js
  • Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices like Kubernetes or Docker
  • Proficient in monitoring tools such as Grafana or Logsearch
  • 1 year of experience with big data processing technologies, including Kafka Streams or Spark.

Responsibilities

  • Build backend features to improve user-facing applications
  • Collaborate with design, product, and backend teams for end-to-end feature development
  • Propose new product ideas based on user needs
  • Implement automated testing for high technical quality
  • Engage in professional growth through diverse projects
  • Design and manage large scale, distributed systems and networks
  • Address new requirements by collaborating with Engineering customers
  • Enhance developer processes across coding and operations phases
  • Lead or contribute to all phases of product development, from ideation to release.

Benefits

  • Telecommuting and remote employment options available
Full Job Description
Job Duties: Build backend features for user-facing applications to enhance user experience. Collaborate with design, product, and backend teams to develop end-to-end functionality. Propose new product ideas and features from a user perspective. Implement automated testing to ensure high technical quality of developed features. Engage in professional growth by working on varied and impactful projects with peers. Design, develop, and manage large scale, distributed systems and networks. Address new requirements efficiently by interacting with Engineering customers. Improve the developer process and experience across coding to operation phases. Lead or contribute to each phase of product development-ideation, implementation, release. Telecommuting and remote employment permitted. Minimum Requirements: Master's degree (or its foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or closely related quantitative discipline and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related position. Special Skill Requirements: Must have at least 3 years of experience in each of the following: (1) Distributed Systems design and development, including the architecture, implementation, and operation of large-scale, reliable backend systems to support user-facing applications; (2) Cloud Computing, including AWS; (3) Batch Processing and Workflow Orchestration such as Spark or Airflow; (4) Data Modeling and Database Management such as MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch, or NoSQL databases; (5) Programming Languages such as Java, Python, C++, or Node.js; (6) CI/CD and DevOps Practices such as Kubernetes or Docker; (7) Monitoring, Logging, and Observability Tools, such as Grafana, or Logsearch; (8) Message Queues and Event Streaming, such as Kafka, Kinesis, or SQS; (9) In-memory Caching and Datastores, such as Memcached or Redis. (10) Must have 1 year experience in Big Data Processing, such as Kafka Streams, Flink, or Spark. Telecommuting and remote employment permitted. Salary: $251,680.00 - 320,320.00 per annum. Reference #: L25-171929 This position is not available for relocation assistance.

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to discover and save ideas for recipes, home decor, fashion, and more. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest has over 400 million monthly active users and is available in over 30 languages. The company's mission is to help people discover and do what they love.
Learn more about Pinterest
Size
3,225 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$128.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+53.9%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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