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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.
Pinterest's Data Privacy Engineering team builds access control, auditing, and data handling services and solutions used across the company to power Pinterest experiences. AI is transforming how software is built, data is analyzed, and users interact with software. We're looking for a Senior Engineer based in Dublin to help build the next generation of Data Privacy solutions for AI platforms, ensuring agents interact with data responsibly and transparently.
What you’ll do:
- Design services and processes used to safely onboard new AI use cases
- Create isolated environments to enable secure agent-driven data processing without direct data exposure
- Design and maintain an auditing pipeline to monitor and log all AI sandbox data egress
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams across Pinterest to identify and tackle new data privacy challenges
What we’re looking for:
- Strong coding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to contribute hands-on across multiple technology stacks
- Strong cross-team communication skills with the ability to plan and execute complex, multi-stakeholder projects
- Hands-on experience with AI-based engineering
- Some understanding of access controls, security systems, or data governance frameworks
- Experience with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms is a strong plus
- Comfort with experiment-driven development and an eagerness to tackle novel, ambiguous technical challenges
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent 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 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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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
- Strong coding and problem-solving skills
- Strong cross-team communication skills
- Hands-on experience with AI-based engineering
- Understanding of access controls or data governance frameworks
- Experience with Kubernetes or similar platforms
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent 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.
