Manager II @ Pinterest | Simplify Jobs

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.

Pinterest brings millions of people the inspiration to create a life they love for everything; whether that be tonight’s dinner, next summer’s vacation, or a dream house down the road. As the manager for the Big Data Query Platform team at Pinterest, you’ll lead a team of talented engineers to work on the big data query processing systems that enable users to analyze data, extract insights and build product features. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with other engineering teams to help them move fast and build awesome features rapidly on top of your systems. You’ll also have the opportunity to work closely with other backend teams in the data engineering org to evolve our big data architecture to the next level. This is a unique opportunity to build a mission-critical capability at Pinterest enabling thousands of users to run millions of queries every month on an exabyte scale data warehouse.

What you’ll do:

Lead a talented team that owns the big data query platform
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand changing requirements and incorporate them in the roadmap
Own and drive the vision for big data query products and platforms

What we’re looking for:

2+ years of Engineering Manager experience
Enjoying working in an agile environment
Solid knowledge in distributed systems
Good understanding of algorithm and data structures
Experience building and operating platforms with Spark, Spark SQL, Trino, Parquet and Iceberg
Experience with the overall big data ecosystem, e.g. Datahub, YARN, Kubernetes, HDFS, Flink, Kafka, is a plus

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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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

$148,049—$304,496 USD

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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. 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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