Engineering Manager, Developer Agents

Pinterest

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$177,185–$364,795 / yr
Posted
13 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $191k
This role $271k
$116k most similar roles pay here $391k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $142,437–$239,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $271k versus about $191k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Pinterest

Pinterest is a visual discovery and inspiration platform where people find ideas for home, style, recipes, and more. It serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide through its image and video pinboard product.

Pinterest currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,695–$332,012 across 35 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Developer Agents

As an Engineering Manager at Pinterest, you will lead a small and agile team responsible for defining the future of the agent platform by architecting and scaling systems that enable intelligent agent experiences. Your day-to-day involves guiding your team in designing critical components such as agent serving, evaluation, and monitoring, while partnering with product and engineering teams to shape the vision for the agent tech stack. You will hire, mentor, and grow engineers across all levels, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. The role requires extensive experience in Python, AWS cloud infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes, and hands-on expertise in building scalable backend systems. You must demonstrate strong technical leadership and people management skills to drive complex platform investments and use AI to enhance team execution and decision-making. This position is crucial for Pinterest's next generation of agent capabilities and involves occasional in-person collaboration with the team.

What you'll do

  • Define and build critical components of Pinterest's agent platform.
  • Lead technical direction and roadmap for key agent infrastructure investments.
  • Hire, mentor, and grow engineers to foster a culture of excellence.
  • Advise internal teams on agent tech stack needs to shape future vision.
  • Use AI to accelerate team execution, system design, and decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • Over 7 years of industry experience designing and building scalable backend systems.
  • Proven track record leading and growing engineering teams with hands-on Python expertise.
  • Experience in cloud infrastructure on AWS and containerized services using Docker/Kubernetes.
  • Technical leadership in defining agent platform direction, including evaluation frameworks and monitoring.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers at all levels and drive technical alignment across functions.
  • Strong background in AI application for system design and decision-making with quality validation skills.

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