This role pays more than
96%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,400–$219,818
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$271k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
55 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$158,765–$320,320
across 55 roles with salary data.
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Observability team at Pinterest, where you will leverage your expertise in distributed systems and data engineering to build world-class observability solutions. Your responsibilities include defining the observability roadmap, architecting high-performance data pipelines for real-time analysis, establishing standards across the organization, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and developer productivity. You should have extensive experience in designing large-scale distributed systems, building data pipelines, and working with modern observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana. Expert-level coding skills in languages such as Java, Python, Go, or Scala are essential, along with a strong background in cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes. This role requires hands-on experience in creating observability platforms from scratch and driving their adoption through excellent documentation and developer advocacy.