Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Big Data Platform
Pinterest · Palo Alto; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 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
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Big Data Platform at Pinterest, you will lead the strategy and technical direction of data infrastructure that supports big data and AI applications. Your responsibilities include building scalable data frameworks, collaborating with internal teams on critical business use cases, and providing thought leadership on data processing and storage. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies like Flink, Spark, and Kubernetes at a massive scale.
- 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
- 10+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of technical excellence
- 5+ years of experience building and supporting large scalable Kubernetes or big data platforms
- 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)
- Experience in Kubernetes and AWS technologies
- Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners
Worth weighing
- Role requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times per quarter, which may not suit all remote work preferences.
- No relocation assistance is provided for this position.
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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