Manager II, Engineering

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 208,454 - 364,795; Full time

Job summary

jobr.pro is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team focused on user-facings. This role involves strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with Product, Design, and Research teams.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of software engineering experience, including managing teams, and must have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field. The position offers a competitive salary range of $208,454 to $364,795 USD.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing teams of 5+ engineers.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a cross‑functional engineering team.
• Drive execution against a roadmap aligned with product and business priorities.
• Coach and develop engineers, helping them grow in their careers.

Skills

Leadership in engineering teams

Coaching and performance management

Product sense and strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

AI integration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

As an Engineering Manager on the Connections team, you will lead engineers working on product areas that help people engage more meaningfully with others across our platform. You’ll partner closely with cross‑functional leaders to shape strategy, drive execution, and build a healthy, high‑performing team. This role is ideal for a people‑first leader with strong product sense, deep technical judgment, data‑driven mindset and an AI‑native approach to working.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and grow a cross‑functional engineering team working across user‑facing product areas and the systems that support them.
• Set clear goals and drive execution against a roadmap aligned with broader product and business priorities.
• Partner with Product, Design, Research, and Data Science to shape strategy, prioritize opportunities, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Create a strong team environment with clear expectations, healthy operating rhythms, high standards, and psychological safety.
• Coach and develop engineers across levels, helping them grow in scope, impact, and career progression.
• Support technical and architectural decision‑making to ensure the team builds reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Use data, experimentation, and user insight to guide product and engineering decisions.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis, research, drafting, synthesis, and iteration, while applying strong judgment and verification to ensure quality and correctness.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience leading engineering teams that build and ship consumer‑facing products.
• Experience managing engineers across multiple levels and helping teams improve in effectiveness, quality, and impact.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and team development.
• Strong product sense and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate broad goals into clear priorities and execution plans.
• Solid technical foundation and the ability to engage in architecture, design reviews, and technical trade‑offs.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, align cross‑functional stakeholders, and deliver meaningful results.
• Expertise in using data and experimentation to inform product and engineering decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day‑to‑day work for relevant outputs.
• Strong track record of critically evaluating and verifying AI‑assisted work through testing, review, or other quality controls.
• High integrity and ownership in using AI: you protect sensitive information, avoid over‑reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working closely with Product, Design, Research, Data Science, and other engineering teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing teams of 5+ engineers.

Relocation Statement

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit the 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 every 6‑months. Prefer to have candidates in the SF bay area or PST timezone.

US based applicants only

Base salary range: $208,454 – $364,795 USD

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

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.