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Pinterest · 9 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$177K/yr - $365K/yr

Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and innovation. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering to manage and optimize their ML infrastructure, ensuring efficient operations across one of the largest-scale cloud-native infrastructures in the world.

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Responsibilities

Manage the ML hardware capacity that powers the models running at Pinterest
Improve the efficiency of ML Infrastructure at Pinterest
Build develop and mature profiling and optimization capabilities for ML Infrastructure at Pinterest scale
Collaborate with ML Platform, Infrastructure Engineering and SRE teams in their mission to deliver highly available, resilient, secure and efficient ML foundations for Pinterest’s tech stack

Qualification

GPU ArchitecturesPytorchKubernetesML InfrastructureJavaPythonC++AWSDistributed applicationsPerformance engineeringCloud-native platformsML ModelsCommunication skills

Required

Deep understanding of GPU Architectures, Pytorch, etc
Deep understanding of supporting parts of ML software stack like Scheduling, Data and Storage
Hands on experience with shared platforms like Kubernetes
Strong technical and performance engineering skills to collaborate with stakeholders on complex and ambiguous technical challenges
Experience building and managing highly available distributed applications at scale
Proficiency in software development languages such as Java, Python and C++
Excellent skills in communicating complex technical issues
Understanding of ML Models, Kernels and optimization opportunities
Hands-on experience with large, cloud-native multi-tenant platforms at Internet scale
Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments
Deep understanding of infrastructure capacity and performance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

Equity

Company

Pinterest

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Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
dateFounded in 2010
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.pinterest.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.49B
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesSV Angel
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO

Leadership Team

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Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
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Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
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