Sr. Staff Engineer, Performance Ad Formats

Pinterest

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$245,402–$429,454 / yr
Posted
14 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $213k
This role $337k
$137k most similar roles pay here $461k

This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $174,150–$251,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $337k versus about $213k 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 37 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,695–$332,012 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr. Staff Engineer, Performance Ad Formats

Pinterest seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join its Performance Ads Formats team, focusing on developing ad products that enhance the user experience and drive advertiser outcomes. This role involves leading technical strategy and architecture for initiatives like dynamic ad formats and post-click journeys, ensuring scalable and resilient systems across various surfaces. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to prioritize data-driven decisions and mentor senior engineers while elevating technical standards through clear documentation and design reviews. Experience in high-scale product systems, AI-assisted workflows, and ads technology is preferred, along with a strong background in software engineering or related field.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical strategy and architecture for Performance Ads Formats to enhance ad effectiveness.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives from discovery through launch, focusing on dynamic ad formats and post-click journeys.
  • Design scalable and resilient systems across various surfaces while balancing speed, quality, and compliance needs.
  • Partner with Product and Data Science teams to make data-driven decisions on product prioritization and launches.
  • Raise the production quality bar by conducting strong design reviews, code reviews, and incident readiness processes.
  • Mentor senior engineers and create technical documentation that exemplifies clarity and quality for multiple teams.

What we're looking for

  • Deep technical architecture expertise in high-scale product systems.
  • Proven track record of leading complex multi-team initiatives with measurable impact.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills for senior stakeholders.
  • Strong data-driven decision-making ability to prioritize and justify project choices.
  • Production-quality mindset focusing on scalable, reliable, maintainable software practices.
  • Experience mentoring Senior and Staff engineers and raising the technical bar through guidance.
  • Critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work with high integrity and ownership.

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