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About the Role

The API team is responsible for ensuring our first party clients (Android, iOS, and Web) have a stable API to develop on top of. Our customers are Pinterest developers who want to build product features, and who rely on a highly available system to do so. As the Engineering Manager for API, you will lead a talented and growing engineering team responsible for growing the existing portfolio. The ideal candidate should have experience building backend web applications, be driven to become an expert in their domain, have some knowledge of distributed systems engineering, and have a passion for leadership.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to architect solutions to better serve Pinterest’s internal development needs
Provide technical and team leadership on rapid short-term projects/feature development as well as longer-term development
Partner with engineering leadership to set engineering priorities, estimate scope of work, execute work, and track progress
Actively foster high-quality software development through code reviews, pair-programming, and targeted feature development
When needed to unblock the team, prototype new technologies and systems, or demonstrate good coding practices
Mentor and develop engineers at various levels of seniority
Enable and enhance production readiness of Pinterest’s first party client APIs
Grow the team in your first year of employment by hiring great people

Requirements

1+ years of experience as an engineering manager
4+ years of software engineering experience as a hands on software engineer
Track record of developing high quality software in an automated build and deployment environment
Experience leading a team of engineers through a significant feature or product launch

Skills

building backend web applications
distributed systems engineering
leadership

Location

Ontario

Work Type

remote
hybrid

Experience Level

1+ years of experience as an engineering manager
4+ years of software engineering experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience

About the Company

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.
At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work.
Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.
People use Pinterest to find ideas and brands that they love.
We aspire to help our advertisers and partners reach their audiences with inspiring content.

Equal Opportunity

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.
We want to have the best qualified people in every job.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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