Pinterest ยท 2 weeks ago
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Programmatic Ads
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$236K/yr - $413K/yr
8+ years expPinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and planning for lasting memories. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead efforts in the Programmatic Ads team, focusing on building solutions that enhance ad performance and infrastructure.
InternetSocial BookmarkingSocial MediaSocial NetworkSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Take on the challenge of defining and executing the technical strategy for building, scaling, and modernizing our third party ads serving infrastructure
Rearchitect and refine the infrastructure to achieve greater scalability, freshness, and performance handling billions of ads and millions of QPS
Lead the collaboration with ML, product, infra, and other partner teams to evaluate the infra requests and make funding decisions
Lead mission critical initiatives involving 15-25 engineers and directly influence their day to day work through mentorship and leadership
Qualification
Required
BS (or higher) degree in Computer Science, or a related field
8+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects
5+ years of relevant industry experience within the ads domain and distributed systems
Rich experience in working cross functionally to drive alignment, oversee execution, and secure deliverables
Hands on experience in solving complex scaling, latency, or low-level system performance problems in high-volume online serving systems
Knowledge of industry best practices and trends, and proven track record employing such solutions
Experience in mentoring, guiding and up-leveling junior engineers
Experience solving end-user problems and envisioning solutions to improve their productivity
Proficiency in at least one of the system languages (Java, Python)
Benefits
Equity
Company
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesSV Angel
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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