Safety Engineer – Observability, Testing & Mentoring (Bowling Green, KY)

Pinterest; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest in Bowling Green, KY is seeking a mid-level Safety Engineer to influence the technology roadmap and mentor peers. This role focuses on security testing, observability, and code quality, with a culture that values practical problem solving and collaboration.

The position offers coaching, coverage, and work-life balance in KY, while integrating with our fast-paced engineering teams to deliver reliable systems. Salary ranges from $71,000 to $100,000, plus growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must-have mindset for elevating issues vs. absorbing them.
• Ability to communicate effectively under scrutiny.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of testing, security, and observability best practices.
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.
• Tune Spring Boot queries to prevent KY database timeouts under load.
• Hunt down latency spikes that are not explained.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through on-call experiences.

Skills

Mid-level judgment

Empathy

Fast-paced environment

Debugging under pressure

Written and verbal communication

Curiosity

Job description

Pinterest in Bowling Green, KY is seeking a mid-level Safety Engineer to influence the technology roadmap and mentor peers. This role focuses on security testing, observability, and code quality, with a culture that values practical problem solving and collaboration.

The position offers coaching, coverage, and work-life balance in KY, while integrating with our fast-paced engineering teams to deliver reliable systems. Salary ranges from $71,000 to $100,000, plus growth opportunities.