Sr. Systems Engineer, Sales & Marketing

About the role

Millions of people come to Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. Join us to help bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and operate full-stack applications and services on Pinterest’s enterprise infrastructure to support Sales, Marketing, and Finance teams.
• Ledesign, implement, and own the end-to-end software development lifecycle for GenAI/ML-powered services and pipelines that automate and augment enterprise workflows.
• Partner closely with product managers, business systems analysts, and other engineers to translate ambiguous business needs into well-defined technical plans, success metrics, and deliverables.
• Use AI coding tools and agents to accelerate development responsibly, while applying rigorous testing, code review, and observability to ensure quality and reliability.
• Mentor and coach other engineers on system design, GenAI/ML patterns, and AI-augmented workflows, contributing to technical decision-making and raising the bar on engineering practices within the team.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience building systems or analytics used by Sales and/or Marketing teams, with a clear understanding of how these partners use data and tooling to hit their goals.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems, including full-stack applications and/or backend services on a modern cloud platform.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with at least one of: Java, Node.js, and/or JavaScript, with a track record of delivering reliable, maintainable code in collaborative engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating distributed systems and robust, fault-tolerant integrations.
• Practical experience building or integrating GenAI/ML-powered features or services in production.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional, diverse teams and to explain complex technical concepts.
• Outcome-oriented mindset: you focus on delivering business outcomes rather than just technical outputs, using technology and AI thoughtfully to positively impact key performance metrics for Sales, Marketing, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
• In-Office Requirement Statement: 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.

Benefits

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.