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.
Staff Software Engineer, Ads Measurement
The Conversion Visibility team enables a performant ads marketplace and helps prove the value to advertisers by connecting Pinterest onsite activity with conversions that happen offsite (both digital and physical) in a privacy-preserving way. We're seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the team. You will build the team roadmap and leverage state-of-the-art matching, stream processing and ML technologies to improve the coverage, accuracy and richness of conversion signals.
What you’ll do:
- Create a scalable and highly available pipeline for matching users and products of conversion events, with data accuracy guarantees and near real time latency.
- Innovate deterministic and probabilistic(ML based) algorithms to improve the conversion’s user match rate and conversion data quality. Tackle privacy headwinds and protect the visibility of identifiable conversions.
- Build the performant conversion signals to optimize Ads and Organic recommendation and personalization.
- Build systems that process petabytes of data every day using cutting edge technologies.
- Lead technical initiatives across multiple teams, mentor engineers and build effective XFN alignment.
What we’re looking for:
- BS (or higher) degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of relevant industry experience in designing large scale production systems. 1+ years experience as a tech lead.
- Deep knowledge with at least one state-of-art programming language (Java, C++, Python), distributed systems and big data processing (Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive etc).
- Experience with ads measurement, recommendation systems or ML signals.
- Strong mentorship and coaching abilities.
- Individuals looking to work in a close, collaborative group to drive success of key business metrics.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1 time per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Seattle office.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
#LI-HYBRID
#LI-AG8
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
$200,436—$350,763 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest Seattle, Washington, USA Office
1730 Minor Ave, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
Similar Jobs
What you need to know about the Seattle Tech Scene
Key Facts About Seattle Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 287,000; 13% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, software, biotechnology, game development
- Funding Landscape: $3.1 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Madrona, Fuse, Tola, Maveron
- Research Centers and Universities: University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
