Pinterest is hiring a
Sr. Software Engineer, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Backend Engineer at Pinterest to build out backend systems for Pinner-facing features and contribute to the product development process. The role requires a Master's degree and two years of experience, with proficiency in specific skills.

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
• Special Skill Requirements: (1) Java; (2) Python; (3) Relational/Non-Relational Databases; (4) Git; (5) Distributed Systems; (6) Object Oriented Programming; (7) Golang; (8) MySQL; (9) CICD/Jenkins pipelines; and (10) Unit Testing

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

Benefits

Telecommuting is permitted