Sr. Director, Security Engineering
Pinterest · Palo Alto, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US
Posted 21 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Pinterest's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Pinterest's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Pinterest
- low 0 stale, 10 reposted of 190 open
- Hiring momentum
- 330 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Senior Director of Security Engineering at Pinterest will lead the engineering execution for the Product and Cloud Security areas of the information security program. This role involves owning a large team, defining security engineering roadmaps, integrating security into the software development lifecycle, and managing privacy engineering functions. The director will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure security is embedded in the company's culture and operations while also shaping Pinterest's approach to AI security.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Pinterest as an employer.
What you need
- 15+ years of progressive experience in security engineering
- Experience leading a large, multi-domain security engineering organization (30+ engineers)
- Deep expertise in product security including secure design and application security
- Experience in privacy engineering as a technical discipline
- Proven track record managing large-scale security budgets
- Experience managing geographically distributed teams
What you get
- Base salary range of $329,585 — $576,774 USD
- Eligible for equity
Worth weighing
- In-office requirement of 1-2 times per week in PA or SF
- No relocation assistance offered
- Final salary based on various factors including location and experience
Summarised from Pinterest's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Pinterest on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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