Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Pinterest Assistant
Pinterest · San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 73 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 Sr. Staff Backend Engineer on the Pinterest Assistant team, you will lead the technical direction and architecture for backend systems that support a visual-first, AI-powered companion. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences through scalable and reliable backend solutions, while also mentoring engineers and driving technical strategy. You will be responsible for defining foundational investments and ensuring the platform can support millions of users effectively.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of backend software engineering experience
- 3+ years operating as a technical lead for large-scale distributed backend systems
- Strong backend engineering experience in Python, TypeScript, Node or similar languages
- Experience building platforms or foundational infrastructure for product teams
- Strong understanding of modern model-driven systems and experience with AI-powered products
Nice to have
- Experience building AI-powered or LLM-based products at scale
- Experience designing systems for conversational AI, agents, tool calling, or multimodal experiences
- Experience with retrieval, ranking, recommendation, search, or personalization systems
- Familiarity with embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), context management, or memory architecture
- Experience partnering with Applied Scientists or Machine Learning engineers
What you get
- Base salary range of $208,592 — $429,454 USD
- Eligible for equity
Worth weighing
- No relocation assistance offered
- Role requires in-office collaboration once per quarter, but can be remote otherwise
- Salary range provided, but final salary depends on various factors
- Vague description of the 'working model' and culture at Pinterest
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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