Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Advertiser and Seller Experience

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$245,402–$429,454 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $202k
This role $337k
$128k most similar roles pay here $462k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $166,850–$236,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $337k versus about $202k 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 Software Engineer, Advertiser and Seller Experience

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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in Pinterest’s Advertiser and Seller Experiences team, you will lead the development of intuitive and intelligent platforms for advertisers and sellers, focusing on ad buying, performance reporting, and seller insights. Your day-to-day involves owning end-to-end technical delivery for cross-team initiatives, shaping scalable and reliable systems, and building ML and GenAI-driven experiences that enhance usability without compromising trust. You’ll collaborate with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and senior engineers to deliver measurable business impact, contributing to platform initiatives that improve time to value and campaign performance. The role requires 10+ years of experience in complex production systems, a strong background in ads or advertiser tooling, expertise in ML and AI, and the ability to mentor senior engineers while driving technical decisions with clear tradeoffs.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD ML GenAI API design SQL PostgreSQL Mentorship System Design Data-Intensive Systems

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end technical delivery for cross-team initiatives.
  • Shape advertiser and seller platforms for scale, reliability, and quality.
  • Build ML and GenAI experiences with strong validation and guardrails.
  • Contribute to platform initiatives that improve time to value and efficiency.
  • Mentor senior engineers and raise the bar for engineering quality across teams.
  • Drive technical decisions balancing revenue, conversion, and user experience.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience in complex production systems.
  • Strong track record leading cross-team technical initiatives in ads or similar domains.
  • Deep expertise in systems design, API design, and data-intensive systems.
  • Experience building or partnering on ML/AI/GenAI systems responsibly.
  • Advertiser platform, seller experience, or ads integrations experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of growth, measurement, funnel optimization, and ads performance ecosystems.

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