Pinterest

Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform

Pinterest • $208K — $429K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Francisco, CA
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including roles as Staff or Senior Staff in complex production systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI for workflow improvement and quality enhancement.
  • Proven technical leadership in driving architecture across multiple services and teams.
  • Excellent communication skills for influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience with notifications and growth platforms is a strong plus.
  • Ability to analyze data to identify user growth opportunities is a strong plus.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the technical vision and multi-year roadmap for the Notifications & Growth Platform.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for notifications and growth experiences.
  • Make architectural decisions to enhance the reliability and scalability of systems.
  • Define success metrics and drive measurable improvements aligned to organizational goals.
  • Utilize AI to enhance work processes while ensuring quality and accountability.

Benefits

  • Flexible work model with minimal in-office requirements (1-2 times every 6 months).
  • Equity eligibility as part of the compensation package.
  • Commitment to an equitable, inclusive, and inspiring workplace culture.
Full Job Description
The Notifications & Growth Platform org builds the systems that power user communication and product-led growth across Pinterest. Our platforms enable product teams to reach users with the right message at the right time across channels (push, email, in-app, etc.) safely and at scale.

This role is the technical lead for the org: setting strategy, raising the engineering bar, and ensuring our platforms are secure, reliable, and easy for partner teams to adopt.

What you'll do:
  • Shape the technical vision and multi-year roadmap for the Notifications & Growth Platform org, aligning architecture and execution plans to Pinterest's engagement and retention goals.
  • Lead cross-functional delivery of end-to-end solutions by partnering with Product, Data Science, Design, and engineering teams to ship notifications, in-app growth experiences, and internationalized (i18n) experiences for global markets.
  • Make durable architectural decisions that improve delivery quality, reliability, and scalability of Pinterest's notifications and growth systems (e.g., orchestration, targeting hooks, scheduling, and multi-channel delivery).
  • Define success metrics and operating cadence (e.g., engagement lift, delivery success, latency, reliability, cost, adoption) and drive measurable improvements aligned to org OKRs.
  • Use AI to accelerate your work across exploration, drafting, analysis, and synthesis-while maintaining strong judgment, rigorous validation, and accountability for outcomes.


What we're looking for:
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time as a Staff, Senior Staff, or equivalent-level IC building and operating complex production systems.
  • AI expectations:
    • Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs.
    • Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review).
    • High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
    • Example:"Demonstrated experience using AI to accelerate customer/data analysis, with a clear approach to validating accuracy and quality."
  • Proven technical leadership: driving architecture across multiple services/teams and delivering org-critical initiatives.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Notifications and growth platform experience is a strong plus.
  • Able to dive into data and identify opportunities to drive user growth is a strong plus.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.


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


In-Office Requirement Statement:
  • We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
  • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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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.

US based applicants only

$208,592-$429,454 USD

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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