Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

Pinterest; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to build detection and response improvements across our cloud-first environment. You will focus on reducing threats, expanding logging coverage, and automating defense with AI-driven tools.

The role emphasizes incident response, threat hunting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect employees and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Cybersecurity or related field.
• Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response.
• Hands-on experience with writing SIEM queries for alerting and threat hunting.

Responsibilities

• Build alerts and automation workflows for threat detection and response.
• Manage logging pipelines and onboard new sources to improve coverage.
• Develop and maintain internal tooling to enhance detection capabilities.
• Respond to alerts and run incidents as part of on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with cross-team partners and hunt for undetected threats.
• Leverage AI to improve speed and accuracy of security tasks.

Skills

Intrusion detection

Incident response

Threat hunting

AI-assisted workflow

On-call handling

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (Python, Go, Ruby)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM queries

EDR

Osquery

Firewall logs

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.

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. Pinterest is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to build and implement detection and response improvements and adapt to emerging threats to protect employees and infrastructure. In this role you will have the opportunity to solve challenging problems and provide a meaningful impact on our overall security posture. We are looking for a candidate with a passion for both security and innovation.

What You'll Do

• Build alerts and automation workflows to improve capabilities to detect and response to external and internal security threats
• Manage our logging pipelines and infrastructure and onboard new logging sources to improve our detection coverage
• Develop and maintain internal tooling to expand and automate team detection and response capabilities
• Respond to alerts generated from our tooling and run incidents as part of an on-call rotation
• Collaborate with cross team partners
• Hunt for previously undetected threats in our environment
• Leverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, a related field or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response with an engineering focus in a modern cloud first environment
• Knowledge of the attacker lifecycle, common attack and detection techniques
• Hands on experience with writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting
• Experience consuming threat intel and applying it to improve detection capabilities
• Familiarity with using multiple sources of telemetry for threat investigations: Eg. EDR, Osquery, Firewall logs
• Understanding of networking technologies and/or network security, basic TCP/IP network fundamentals
• Depth in ideally MacOS internals, or alternatively in Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence mechanisms, privilege escalation techniques
• Scripting or automation experience (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby) for tool development or integration
• Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs.
• Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)
• High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables

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 and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

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

US based applicants only

$123,696—$254,667 USD

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 or 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.

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