Senior Engineering Manager, Programmatic Ad Tech

Pinterest

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$208,592–$429,454 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $227k
This role $319k
$147k most similar roles pay here $460k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $193,701–$261,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $319k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

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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 82 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,695–$337,990 across 82 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, Programmatic Ad Tech

Sr. Engineering Manager, Programmatic Ad Tech joins the Ad Server team to lead the technical roadmap and architectural decisions for an emerging ad server stack. This role involves driving the ad server independence initiative, overseeing subteams responsible for bidder infrastructure, index building, and VAST serving, while managing a growing multidisciplinary engineering organization. The manager serves as the technical DRI for bidder integration work with Pinterest, identifying shared components and common infrastructure. Candidates must possess over nine years of software engineering experience, including five years in the ad industry with deep expertise in programmatic ad tech. Key requirements include designing scalable, high-volume, data-intensive services, working with machine learning in low-latency environments, and utilizing AI to improve workflow quality. The role addresses technical challenges within a CTV advertising platform designed for performance marketers.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $290250 from 64 postings across 19 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead architectural decisions for the ad server tech stack and its integration points.
  • Take technical ownership of the ad server independence roadmap and resource planning.
  • Oversee subteams responsible for bidder infrastructure, index building, and VAST serving.
  • Serve as the technical DRI for bidder integration work with Pinterest.
  • Identify and drive opportunities for shared components and common infrastructure with Pinterest.
  • Participate in strategic technical roadmap and architecture decisions for the Ad Server team.
  • Scale and manage a growing multidisciplinary engineering organization over time.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 9+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of ad industry experience with 3+ years specifically in programmatic ad tech.
  • 5+ years of engineering management experience.
  • Experience designing and operating scalable, resilient, and observable production systems for high-volume, data-intensive services.
  • Experience working with machine learning in low-latency environments.
  • Ability to use AI tools effectively while maintaining critical evaluation, verification, and accountability for final outputs.
  • Strong data literacy to inform technical and strategic decisions.

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