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Staff Software Engineer - Capacity Engineering

Pinterest
United States of AmericaFull Time6d

Job Summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering to improve efficiency of large-scale cloud-native infrastructures. The role involves implementing performance and efficiency projects on distributed systems, collaborating with Infrastructure Engineering and SRE teams, and developing profiling and optimization capabilities. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other shared infrastructure, strong technical skills, and excellent communication abilities. This position requires in-person collaboration 1-2 times a quarter and can be situated anywhere in the country. With a salary range of $161k-$330k per year, this role offers a competitive compensation package.

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering. The team is responsible for efficiently managing  one of the largest-scale cloud-native infrastructures in the world. This role is highly impactful, as efficiency is an ongoing strategic priority for Pinterest. The role has direct visibility across Pinterest Engineering and with Engineering and company leadership. The team is looking for a candidate with a strong background in implementing performance and efficiency projects on large scale distributed systems.

What you’ll do:

  • Improve the efficiency of large scale shared environments like Kubernetes

  • Improve the performance and efficiency of large scale distributed systems that drive Pinterest systems

  • Build develop and mature profiling and optimization capabilities for Pinterest scale 

  • Collaborate with Infrastructure Engineering and SRE teams in their mission to deliver highly available, resilient, secure and efficient foundations for Pinterest’s tech stack

 

What we’re looking for:

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other large scale shared infrastructure.

  • Strong technical and performance engineering skills to collaborate with stakeholders on complex and ambiguous technical challenges

  • Experience building and managing highly available distributed applications at scale

  • Proficiency in software development languages such as Java, Python and C++

  • Excellent skills in communicating complex technical issues

  • Bonus points for the following:

    • Hands-on experience with large, cloud-native multi-tenant platforms at Internet scale

    • Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments 

    • Deep understanding of infrastructure capacity and performance

 

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 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

 

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