Pinterest is looking for a Staff Backend/API Software Engineer to lead the Curation engineering team in developing robust and scalable backend services and APIs to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of backend development, distributed systems, and API design principles.
- 8+ years of industry backend application development experience, 3+ years experience as a tech lead.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team in developing robust and scalable backend services and APIs to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest.
- Drive Backend technical solutions and strategic objectives across multiple teams.
- Build effective alignment with design, product, frontend, and platform teams.
- Uplevel the team through mentorship, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
- Help define and evangelize best practices for backend engineering across the Curation organization, fostering a strong developer community.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong mentorship and coaching abilities.
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times a half and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
