Overview
The role involves a Staff Software Engineer position focused on Growth Performance Marketing at Pinterest. This position is remote within the United States and emphasizes building systems that enhance performance marketing through advanced engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical roadmap for the performance marketing platform, defining impactful investments across various domains.
- Drive hands-on engineering across ad platform integrations, event pipelines, and production systems.
- Design and evolve measurement systems, including attribution models and incrementality methodology.
- Develop systems for automating bidding strategies and campaign experimentation.
- Initiate cross-team technical projects and maintain system reliability for spend-critical operations.
- Collaborate with marketing, data science, and product teams to identify and develop growth opportunities.
- Mentor engineers and establish technical best practices within the team.
- Utilize AI to enhance work processes and maintain accountability for outcomes.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in building backend systems, particularly for performance marketing.
- Strong understanding of paid media platforms and experience with their APIs.
- Knowledge of attribution methodologies and mobile measurement partners.
- Experience with real-time bidding and budget optimization systems.
- Proficiency in building data pipelines using Python or Java/Scala, along with SQL.
- Strong systems design skills in distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
- Familiarity with ML infrastructure concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
Benefits
Salary range for this position is $177,185 — $364,795 USD and may include equity options. Details about the workplace culture and additional benefits are available upon inquiry.
Location
This is a remote position for candidates located within the United States with occasional in-office collaboration required.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should apply through the designated application page provided by Pinterest.
Deadline
No specific deadline mentioned.