Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

Pinterest

Remote Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$155,584–$320,320 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k
This role $238k
$122k most similar roles pay here $342k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $143,641–$206,910 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $175k 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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TL;DR · Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

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Pinterest seeks experienced Backend Engineers to join its Core, Monetization, and Tech Foundations teams, where you will collaborate with product managers, designers, data scientists, and fellow engineers to develop robust frameworks and features for Pinner-facing products. Your daily tasks include building end-to-end functionality, suggesting new ideas, and employing automated testing to ensure high-quality technical output while scaling distributed systems on a public cloud platform. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of backend development experience with proficiency in technologies like GraphQL APIs, Python, Java, C++, or Go, and a strong track record of working on large-scale projects. You will also contribute to improving developer processes and experiences across the board, from coding to operation, while keeping abreast of emerging tech trends.

Skills

Python Java C++ Go GraphQL REST Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Build backend for Pinner-facing features to power future Pinterest experiences.
  • Design and develop large-scale distributed systems and networks.
  • Employ automated testing to ensure high technical quality in feature development.
  • Work with engineering customers to address new requirements efficiently.
  • Improve developer process and experience across all phases of project lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of industry backend development experience in consumer or business products
  • Proficiency in common backend tech stacks including online service, storage, caching, and data processing
  • Strong skills in building GraphQL APIs and converting REST to GraphQL
  • Experience owning large projects on a Platform team with a focus on developer productivity
  • Expertise in writing reliable and maintainable code adhering to best practices
  • Ability to build and operate large scale distributed systems or networks
  • Proficiency in Python, Java, C++, Go, or another language and willingness to learn

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