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This role pays more than
95%
of similar roles. Most pay
$193,306–$238,250
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$271k
versus about
$216k
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
76 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$177,185–$339,078
across 70 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer, Edge joins the Edge team to manage the systems connecting users to the platform, including CDN, TLS, DNS, ingress/egress proxy fleets, and rate limiting. This role involves leading efforts to manage automation traffic like bots and crawlers while shaping the rate limiting platform. You will build Edge systems combining in-house implementations with open-source software like Envoy proxy, and manage multiple CDN and DNS providers. Key responsibilities include designing request processing logic, mentoring engineers, and participating in oncall rotations. You must demonstrate proficiency in C++, Golang, and Python, alongside experience with L7 HTTP proxies such as Nginx, Varnish, or Traefik. The work requires deep knowledge of L3-L7 network protocols and designing distributed systems architectures to solve complex traffic management and scraping prevention problems.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.