Engineering Manager I, Innovative Ad Formats

Pinterest; California (MO); On-site; USD 183,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking an Engineering Manager I to lead a high-impact team building mid-funnel ad products such as Max-Width Collections and Showcase Ads. You will drive technical direction, architecture, and execution to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Expect to apply AI to accelerate prototyping, testing, and iteration while ensuring safety and reliability. You will coach engineers, collaborate with PM/Design/DS/PMM, and guide the team toward strategic growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience building complex and user-facing products.
• 1+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams.
• Experience using AI to improve speed and quality in engineering workflows.
• Ability to evaluate AI-assisted work through testing and validation.
• Strong ownership and integrity; protect sensitive data and be accountable.
• Hands-on background in ads or high-scale domains.
• Excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team delivering mid-funnel ad products end to end.
• Drive AI initiatives across mid-funnel ad products to accelerate prototyping and iteration.
• Champion AI adoption in developer workflows to improve velocity.
• Use AI to synthesize inputs into clear insights informing roadmap and decisions.
• Define technical roadmap, architecture, and vision with cross-functional partners.
• Contribute code and lead implementation of key projects with high technical standards.
• Provide coaching and career development to engineers across levels.

Skills

AI in engineering

Team leadership

Ads domain experience

Code quality and testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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 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.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager I to lead a high-impact team building and supporting Pinterest’s mid-funnel ad products, including Max-Width Collections, Promoted Board Takeover, Collage Ads, Ads Modules, Showcase Ads, and Quiz Ads. This role owns a portfolio of revenue-critical, time-sensitive products and is responsible for driving both the technical direction and execution needed to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

What you’ll do:

• Lead an engineering team delivering mid-funnel ad products end to end, ensuring projects are well-scoped, de-risked, and shipped on time with strong performance against target metrics.
• Drive initiatives to apply AI across mid-funnel ad products, using AI to accelerate prototyping, experimentation, and iteration while maintaining quality and safety.
• Champion AI adoption in developer workflows, using AI to automate repeatable tasks (e.g., testing, documentation, code reviews) and improve engineering velocity and capacity.
• Use AI to synthesize complex inputs (metrics, experiments, user feedback, incidents) into clear insights that inform roadmap, tradeoffs, and technical decisions.
• Serve as the engineering owner for this workstream: define the technical roadmap, architecture, and long-term vision in partnership with cross-functional partners (PM, Design, DS, PMM).
• Actively contribute code and lead implementation of key projects, setting a high technical bar and modeling best practices in design, testing, and observability.
• Build and maintain a healthy, high-trust team culture, providing coaching, feedback, and career development support to engineers at different levels.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities, manage dependencies, and communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly.

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of industry experience building complex and user-facing products, with clear accountability for timelines, quality, and business impact.
• 1+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams, including setting direction, driving execution, and supporting team members’ growth.
• Demonstrated experience using AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day engineering workflow (e.g., prototyping, code generation, test creation, documentation), with a clear approach to validating accuracy and robustness.
• Strong track record of critically evaluating AI-assisted work through testing, source-checking, data validation, and peer review; you know when to trust, when to verify, and when to override.
• High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain fully accountable for final decisions, shipped systems, and team outcomes.
• Strong hands-on technical background in ads or similarly high-scale domains, including designing and implementing core components in production.
• Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and progress.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

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. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per quarter. Preference for commutable distance from one of the following offices: Palo Alto, CA or San Francisco, CA.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$183,040—$320,320 USD