About Pinterest:

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

What you’ll do:

Impact & Mission. Join a small team that works to implement a wide range of techniques to deliver value for Pinners and Creators
Fast iterations. Prototype through fast iteration to explore various opportunities for all of Pinterest’s global Pinners and Creators.
Collaboration. Integrate with many other internal engineering teams across Pinterest to support the end-to-end user journeys. Work in dynamic and diverse environments alongside engineering (closely with iOS/Android teams), products and designers. Evangelization across engineering to implement and adopt best practices to simplify our codebase and promote growth
Ownership. Take ownership of product quality and release processes to deliver high quality user experiences.
Feature Development. Work across all parts of the stack and be flexible working with different technologies.
Pinterest Boards and Profiles. To bring the maximum contribution by developing features that improve and enrich the value of boards and user profiles.

What we’re looking for:

1+ years of industry backend engineering experiences, preferably on customer-facing products.
Proficiency in common backend tech stacks for RESTful API, storage, caching and data processing.
Expertise with Python programming.
Command of SQL-like query languages to be used for processing data and automated workflows.
Good communication skills.

Relocation Statement:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In Office Requirement Statement:

We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/month and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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Our Commitment to Diversity:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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