Sr. Software Engineer, Web
Pinterest · Remote · San Francisco, United States · 3y ago
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
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At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
At Pinterest, we’re seeking curious, versatile Web Engineers to join our Product Engineering teams. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible on the web—delivering delightful, cutting-edge experiences for millions of Pinners around the world.
This is your opportunity to shape the future of inspiration—bringing bold product ideas to life, owning projects end to end, and driving innovations that empower both our users and fellow engineers. If you love solving complex problems, embrace new technologies, and care deeply about user experience, we’d love to have you onboard.
What you’ll do:
- Build for Impact: Create and launch powerful, user-facing features for Desktop and Mobile Web that help spark creativity and inspire our global community.
- Full Product Ownership: Contribute through every stage—from rapid prototyping and A/B testing to architecting, building, and scaling solutions that reach millions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely across design, product, and backend to deliver seamless, end-to-end functionality.
- Drive Innovation: Advocate for Pinners by suggesting new ideas and features, and use your product sense to shape what’s next.
- Quality Engineering: Employ automated testing and best practices to deliver reliable, maintainable code—taking full ownership of your work.
- Mentor & Connect: Share your expertise through mentoring teammates, leading code reviews, and contributing to technical decision-making.
- Leverage AI Thoughtfully: Use AI for rapid prototyping, information synthesis, documentation, and more—always validating results to drive speed, quality, and innovation.
What we’re looking for:
- Deep understanding of Web development and best practices in React/Redux
- 5+ years of industry Web application development experience, building consumer or business facing products
- Experience in following best practices in writing reliable and maintainable code that may be used by many other engineers
- Ability to keep up-to-date with new technologies to understand what should be incorporated
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs.
- Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review).
- High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
Relocation:
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our flexible work model.
In-Office Requirement:
We prioritize flexibility, but believe in the power of in-person connection. This role requires occasional onsite collaboration (1-2 times per quarter), so you can be located anywhere in the US.
At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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