This role pays more than
85%
of similar roles. Most pay
$197,050–$260,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$271k
versus about
$229k
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
27 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$177,185–$339,078
across 27 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Software Engineer, Programmatic Ads, you will join the Programmatic Ads team to drive performance optimization for programmatic ad products, including improvements to latency, conversion, engagement, and fill rate. You will lead partner integrations with DSPs and SSPs via OpenRTB while building internal tools to support cross-functional teams. Your daily responsibilities include managing the full software development lifecycle, from ideation and technical design to prototyping and release, while mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in large-scale distributed systems, ad serving platforms, and ad exchanges. You will utilize AI to accelerate system design, decision-making, and team execution. Key requirements include 7+ years of backend experience, strong analytical skills for A/B testing, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions within the programmatic advertising domain.
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