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Sr. Manager, Engineering

Pinterest · Seattle,WA, US; Palo Alto, CA,US; San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Posted 23 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
23 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

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Pinterest's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Pinterest.

About this role

The Senior Manager, Engineering at Pinterest will lead teams focused on AI foundations and proactive user experiences. This role involves defining technical strategies, building high-performing teams, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to enhance user engagement through AI-driven capabilities. The manager will also be responsible for talent development and ensuring effective execution of multi-year roadmaps for AI initiatives.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Significant experience leading engineering teams in AI/ML, personalization, intelligent product experiences, platform engineering, or consumer-facing AI systems at scale.
  • Proven success as a senior engineering leader, with experience managing managers and senior technical leaders across complex, cross-functional problem spaces.
  • Strong track record of driving strategy and execution for large-scale, technically complex organizations, especially in areas involving AI systems, platform capabilities, personalization, or generative AI.
  • Experience building or leading teams working on foundation model integration and LLM-powered systems, personalization and user understanding, agentic systems and orchestration, proactive or assistive product experiences, or generative AI infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and convert early-stage opportunities into clear roadmaps, team structures, and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong product and business judgment, with the ability to balance long-term platform investments against near-term user and company impact.

Nice to have

  • Experience in consumer products at global scale, especially in personalization, creator tools, assistants, content understanding, or intelligent recommendation experiences.
  • Experience leading teams building AI assistants, proactive recommendation systems, agentic workflows, or LLM-powered consumer experiences.
  • Experience scaling organizations through periods of change and transitions, such as adopting foundation models, modernizing AI infrastructure, or building shared AI capabilities across multiple product areas.

What you get

  • Base salary range of $208,592 — $429,545 USD.
  • Position is eligible for equity.

Worth weighing

  • Role requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times per month, which may not suit all candidates.
  • No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
  • Final salary is based on various factors including location and experience, which may lead to variability in compensation.
  • The culture and benefits at Pinterest are described as equitable and inclusive, but specific details are not provided in the posting.

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Listed by Pinterest on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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