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Staff Software Engineer, Ads Retrieval and Targeting Infra

Pinterest
relocation assistance
United States, California, Palo Alto
Oct 27, 2025
About Pinterest: 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 theflexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible. We're seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to take the tech lead role of Ads Retrieval and Targeting Infra team. You will lead the team build high throughput, low latency, industry scale information retrieval system which empowers Pinterest ads business. You will build the team roadmap and leverage state-of-the-art indexing/retrieval & ML technologies to improve the freshness, relevancy and infrastructure efficiency of ads retrieval. What you'll do Lead a high-impact engineering team focused on key company objectives, fostering collaboration with product and machine learning teams to directly influence numerous advertising product launches and improvements. Rearchitecting and refining the infrastructure to achieve greater scalability, freshness and performance handling billions of ads repository and millions of QPS Explore and build the start of art industry solutions to modernize the large scale information retrieval using technology like GPU or SSD based ANN retrieval Mentor engineers of all levels, guiding their career development, setting technical direction, overseeing execution, and nurturing positive team health and culture. What we're looking for BS (or higher) degree in Computer Science, or a related field. 8+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects. 5+ years of relevant industry experience with Ads or Search Infrastructure and distributed systems Rich experience in working cross functionally to drive alignment, oversee execution and secure deliverables Hands on experience in solving complex scaling, latency, or low-level system performance problems in high-volume online serving systems Knowledge of industry best practices and trends, and use it to form a long-term strategy to the team Passionate about building ads serving stack visibility and solving Ops / customer pain points Experience in mentoring, guiding and upleveling junior engineers Experience solving end-user problems and envisioning solutions to improve their productivity Proficiency in at least one of the system languages C++, Java or Python Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. In-Office Requirement Statement We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection. This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1 time per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from our Palo Alto office. #LI-HYBRID #LI-KBF At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. US based applicants only $200,436 — $350,763 USD Our Commitment to Inclusion: 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. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please completethis formfor support.