**Who this is for** This role is for an engineering leader with deep expertise in caching infrastructure and high-scale distributed systems who is ready to driv
Work type: hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US
Salary: $208,454 – $364,795/yr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This role is for an engineering leader with deep expertise in caching infrastructure and high-scale distributed systems who is ready to drive modernization initiatives for a critical platform component. **Key highlights** You will lead a high-performing team managing 450M QPS across 100+ production clusters, focusing on the migration to Kubernetes and the integration of next-gen caching technologies. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have 1+ years of management experience and 5+ years of overall industry experience in backend/storage systems. - Are proficient in Java, Python, or C/C++ within production environments. - Have a proven track record of scaling highly available systems and driving strategic infrastructure migrations. - Are skilled at recruiting technical talent and fostering an inclusive team culture.
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 the [flexibility](https://www.pinterestcareers.com/our-life/pinflex/) 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. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
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. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process [here](https://www.pinterestcareers.com/our-philosophy-on-ai-in-hiring/).
The Cache Infra team manages one of Pinterest's most vital backend systems, offering huge scope and impact by serving hundreds of business-critical use cases across the entire company. Pinterest’s cache infra operates at a massive scale, managing 100+ production clusters with 450M total QPS. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in building and operating large-scale distributed systems. The team works on challenging, exciting, and impactful projects, including new cache stack, compute modernization initiatives, and innovations related to AI.
What You’ll Do:
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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
$208,454—$364,795 USD