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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Big Data Platform

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

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
58 days
Pinterest's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Pinterest's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Pinterest
high
189 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
2026-10-23

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.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
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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 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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