[Remote] Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Big Data Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform that helps people discover creative ideas and plan for the future. The company is seeking a senior staff software engineer to lead the strategy and development of data infrastructure powering mission-critical big data and AI applications, including scalable frameworks for processing petabyte-scale datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and technical direction of Pinterest’s data infrastructure for big data and AI applications
• Build and scale data infra frameworks and infrastructure to process petabytes-scale datasets, including compute engines, job management, resource management, scheduling and remote shuffling
• Work with internal customers on critical business use cases that rely on big data
• Provide thought leadership to the entire company on how data should be processed and stored more reliably, quickly and efficiently at scale
• Contribute to the team’s technical vision and long-term roadmap

Skills

• 10+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of technical excellence
• 5+ years of experience of building and support large scalable Kubernetes or big data platform
• Deep knowledge of big data / ML technologies (e.g. Flink, Spark, Presto, Kubernetes, Ray, PyTorch/TensorFlow)
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Go, Scala, Python)
• Experiences in Kubernetes and AWS technologies
• Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and progress
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country

Benefits

• Flexibility to do your best work
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Company Overview

Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Pinterest has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 223 in 2026, 353 in 2025, 309 in 2024, 215 in 2023, 314 in 2022, 202 in 2021, 166 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.