Staff Full Stack Engineer @ Pinterest

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.

Merchant Platform is at the forefront of digital advertising, Pinterest has a great selection of well-known merchants and has a relevant audience who seeks inspirations everyday on our platform. It’s a dream come true to provide inspiration to realization for our pinners. Merchant Activation & Scale is responsible for helping merchants better choose and craft the best products to be delivered to pinners. We’re looking for a talented Staff Full Stack Engineer to lead Merchant Activation & Scale team and rapidly iterate with a strong focus on cross-team and cross-functional partnership.

What you’ll do:

Own the technical direction and roadmap for a major area in the Merchant team.
Exemplar for technical quality - design, implementation, documentation, code reviews.
Develop experiences that lead to improvements to the retrieval systems.
Collaborate with product partners in defining the outcomes and direction of the product.
Collaborate and be a thought partner to cross-functional teams to build scalable and resilient technical solutions.
Be a multiplier on the team, mentor and uplevel team members.

What we’re looking for:

BS or higher degree in Computer Science.
8+ years working experience in the engineering teams that build user-facing products. Commerce, Ad tech experience a plus.
Deep understanding of Full Stack development and best practices in Python and/or Java, etc.
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.
Strong collaboration and communication skills.

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, 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 [email protected] for support.

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