Full-Time

Software Engineer II

Data

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Pinterest

Pinterest

10,001+ employees

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform

Consumer Software
Social Impact

Mid

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid role requiring in-office presence 1-2 times per half.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Data Science
Apache Spark
Tableau
Hadoop
Requirements
  • 2+ years of experience with big data (Hadoop, Hive, Presto, Spark, SparkSQL), scripting language (Python) and data visualization (Tableau) technologies.
  • Hands-on experience in principled data warehouse design, data visualization and data pipeline design and development.
  • Great communication skills. You should be able to directly communicate with senior business leaders, embed yourself with business teams, and present solutions to business stakeholders.
  • Experience in working independently and driving projects end to end.
  • Strong analytical skills.
Responsibilities
  • Understand the business drivers and analytical use-cases and translate these to data products.
  • Explore new technologies and learn new techniques to solve business problems creatively.
  • Think big and drive the strategy for better data quality within Pinterest.
  • Design, implement and maintain pipelines that produce business critical data reliably and efficiently using cloud technology.
  • Become the voice of business within engineering, and of engineering within business.
  • Create data visualizations that allow easy consumption of the data learnings and insights.
  • Collaborate with many teams from Product, Engineering and Business to produce relevant data solutions that can be used across multiple use cases.

Pinterest is a social media platform designed for users to discover and save ideas across various interests, such as recipes, home decor, and fashion. Users can create collections of visual bookmarks, called "pins," which are organized into themed boards. The platform primarily generates revenue through advertising, offering promoted pins that appear in users' feeds and search results, targeted based on user interests and behaviors. Additionally, Pinterest earns income through affiliate marketing by driving traffic to retailers' websites. What sets Pinterest apart from its competitors is its unique visual discovery engine, which helps users find inspiration and ideas while providing advertisers with a relevant audience. The company's goal is to connect users with ideas and products that enhance their lives.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$1.4B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

32%

2 year growth

43%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Idea Pins enhance user engagement with dynamic, multi-slide content formats.
  • Soniya Monga's appointment could strengthen relationships with global advertising agencies.
  • Impact Lab fosters innovation and community, potentially leading to valuable partnerships.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from niche platforms like Allrecipes could divert users and advertisers.
  • Idea Pins may struggle against established short-form video platforms like TikTok.
  • New executive appointments may lead to strategic shifts disrupting current operations.

What makes Pinterest unique

  • Pinterest's visual discovery engine offers a unique platform for creative idea exploration.
  • The platform's focus on themed boards allows personalized content curation for users.
  • Promoted pins provide targeted advertising opportunities based on user interests and behaviors.

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Benefits

Flexible and generous vacation and holidays

Global year-end paid company holiday closure

Comprehensive mental and physical health benefits for you and your family

Retirement plans that allow for tax savings

Fitness offerings

Personal and professional development resources

Adoption support, paid parental leave, egg freezing (in the US) and other family building benefits

Discounts and perks

Meals and snacks in the office