Sr. Software Engineer, Android

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.

We’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of our AI-powered journey and are eager to innovate for millions. 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.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and contribute to every stage of the engineering process—from rapid prototyping and A/B testing to architecting, building, and releasing features and frameworks that scale to millions of users.
• Drive technical initiatives that benefit both users and engineers, e.g., modularization, scalable architecture, advanced media handling, dependency injection, and reusable UI components.
• Uphold and advance code and system quality, ensuring excellence in foundational and shared components.
• Use AI/ML tools to increase velocity and quality in your workflow, with a critical approach to evaluating and validating AI outputs.
• Ensure protection of sensitive data, uphold high integrity, and remain accountable for your decisions and deliverables.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional Android experience (Product or Platform), delivering consumer or business-facing products at scale.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in Android best practices and modern development, especially Kotlin and/or Java (e.g., Activity Lifecycle, memory management, modular app architecture).
• Strong experience with Gradle, CI/CD, automated testing, and tools like Buildkite and Android Studio.
• Habit of writing reliable, maintainable code designed for use by large engineering teams.
• Demonstrated use of AI/ML tools to increase velocity and quality in your workflow, with a critical approach to evaluating and validating AI outputs.
• High standards of ownership, safety, and accountability: you safeguard data, challenge assumptions, and never delegate responsibility for final deliverables to AI.

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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6 months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.