Software Engineer II, Backend jobs in United States
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Pinterest · 15 hours ago

Software Engineer II, Backend

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$119K/yr - $245K/yr
date2+ years exp

Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and helps users plan for lasting memories. They are seeking inquisitive Backend engineers to join their Core and Monetization engineering teams, where you'll build robust frameworks and features, contribute to product development, and collaborate with various teams to enhance user experiences.

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Responsibilities

Build out the backend for Pinner-facing features to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest
Contribute to and lead each step of the product development process, from ideation to implementation to release; from rapidly prototyping, running A/B tests, to architecting and building solutions that can scale to support millions of users
Partner with design, product, and backend teams to build end-to-end functionality
Put on your Pinner hat to suggest new product ideas and features
Employ automated testing to build features with a high degree of technical quality, taking responsibility for the components and features you develop
Grow as an engineer by working with world-class peers on varied and high impact projects

Qualification

Backend developmentRESTful APIData processingAutomated testingCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

2+ years of industry backend development experience, building consumer or business facing products
Proficiency in common backend tech stacks for RESTful API, storage, caching and data processing
Experience in following best practices in writing reliable and maintainable code that may be used by many other engineers
Ability to keep up-to-date with new technologies to understand what should be incorporated
Strong collaboration and communication skills

Benefits

Eligible for 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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