About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
What you’ll do:
- Lead a cross-platform team responsible for image rendering and video playback across Pinterest apps and web.
- Set the team’s technical direction and drive execution on quality, performance, and reliability for media experiences.
- Partner closely with Media Transcoding, Performance, Data Science, Product and Infrastructure teams to improve how media is delivered and experienced across Pinterest.
- Drive initiatives to reduce media load times, improve playback smoothness, and ensure high visual quality at scale.
- Guide the team through platform and architectural decisions, balancing product needs, technical investments, and long-term maintainability.
- Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.
- Raise the bar on engineering excellence through strong operational practices, performance measurement, testing, and release quality.
- Help Pinterest adopt new media technologies and formats in ways that improve the user experience for a global audience.
What we’re looking for:
- 9+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise in iOS or Android and solid familiarity with web technologies.
- 5+ years of engineering management experience leading strong client or platform engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of client performance, including profiling, instrumentation, and performance optimization.
- Strong technical foundation in media rendering, image delivery, video streaming, and client-side performance.
- Experience working with media frameworks such as AVFoundation and ExoPlayer.
- A track record of delivering meaningful improvements to product experience, system performance, or engineering efficiency.
- Ability to lead work across platforms and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners.
- Clear communication skills, strong technical judgment, and a people-focused leadership approach.
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 2 times/month and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: SF or PA.
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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.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Skills Required
- 9+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in iOS or Android and familiarity with web technologies
- 5+ years of engineering management experience leading client or platform engineering teams
- Deep understanding of client performance including profiling, instrumentation, and performance optimization
- Strong technical foundation in media rendering, image delivery, video streaming, and client-side performance
- Experience with media frameworks such as AVFoundation and ExoPlayer
- Track record of delivering meaningful improvements to product experience, system performance, or engineering efficiency
- Ability to lead cross-platform work and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Pinterest Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pinterest and has not been reviewed or approved by Pinterest.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive in core technical roles, with clearly defined base, bonus, and RSU components. Vesting schedules and pay elements are articulated clearly, supporting visibility into total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include substantial paid parental leave globally alongside fertility and family‑building benefits, adoption assistance, and dedicated caregiver supports. Communications also highlight a phased return‑to‑work approach.
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Flexible Benefits — PinFlex enables role‑dependent hybrid/remote work with home‑office, connectivity, and commuter support, plus the option to work internationally for a limited period with approval. Time away is reinforced by a paid company shutdown and generous vacation framing.
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What We Do
Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. Today, more than 460 million people come to the platform every month to explore and experience billions of ideas that have been saved. We’re proud to help people to discover and do what they love.
