Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Pinterest as a backend engineer and build the future of inspiration! Contribute to all stages of product development, from ideation to launch, working with design, product, and backend teams. Develop and operate large-scale, distributed systems, prototype, run A/B tests, and build scalable solutions for millions of users. Suggest new product ideas and features, and employ automated testing to ensure high-quality development. Collaborate with world-class engineers on impactful projects and continuously improve the developer experience. Telecommuting is permitted. The role requires a Master's degree in a related field and two years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or closely related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field
• Python
• RESTful API
• Java
• Go
• Large scale distributed systems
• Caching and data processing
• Git
• Docker

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
• 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
• Design, develop, and operate large scale, distributed systems and networks
• Work with Engineering customers to understand new requirements and address them in a scalable and efficient manner
• Actively work to improve the developer process and experience in all phases from coding to operation

Benefits

Telecommuting is permitted