**Who this is for** This role is for a seasoned senior engineering leader who wants to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of commerce and AI, directl
Work type: hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US
Salary: $245,402 – $429,454/yr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This role is for a seasoned senior engineering leader who wants to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of commerce and AI, directly influencing the merchant experience and catalog quality. **Key highlights** You will own technical delivery for catalog and integration systems, using GenAI and ML to improve metadata and onboarding pathways that directly impact merchant conversion and platform growth. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time at the Staff or Senior Staff IC level. - Demonstrate deep technical expertise in systems and API design for large-scale commerce or marketplace environments. - Have a track record of driving cross-team technical initiatives that balance performance, reliability, and business revenue. - Are comfortable mentoring senior engineers and raising the bar for technical quality and production readiness.
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/).
Our Merchants organization focuses on onboarding and activation, catalog quality and health, merchant presence (including creator/UGC and trust signals), and ads upsell—helping merchants build healthy catalogs, reach the right audiences, and unlock clear paths to growth.
In this role, you’ll lead high-impact engineering at the intersection of commerce platforms, catalog systems, and AI-native experiences. This includes applying ML, AI-assisted workflows, and GenAI where appropriate to improve metadata quality, merchant tooling, and operational efficiency. You’ll partner closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and other senior engineers to deliver systems with measurable business and user impact.
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
$245,402—$429,454 USD