Senior Data Platform Engineer — AI Analytics Leader

Pinterest; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 429,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the Data Product Platform pillars, architecting and guiding data solutions at scale.

You’ll drive data warehouse design, governance, and analytics tooling while navigating cross-functional priorities and complex trade-offs. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams, and shape the system that accelerates data-driven decision making for the company.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant industry experience with large scale data warehouses, data tools and platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the definition and design of Pinterest's data warehouse architecture, storage, governance, and usage.
• Set the strategic direction for world-class data analytics tools, including experimentation platforms, ad hoc analysis systems, data visualization, data pipeline authoring, and AI-assisted data analytics capabilities.
• Define, design, and drive the adoption of comprehensive data governance policies and tooling to ensure data quality, promote responsible data handling, and maximize efficiency.
• Lead ambiguous, highly challenging, and cross-functional initiatives across the data ecosystem, expertly managing trade-offs among unique requirements and constraints to deliver a cohesive user experience.
• Drive measurable adoption and significant business impact across the entire product portfolio through platform and tooling initiatives.
• Mentor and elevate the technical bar for engineers, providing leadership on complex technical design, execution strategies, and critical trade-off decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams to understand user needs, drive alignment and drive progress.

Skills

Data warehouse

Spark

Trino

Flink

Airflow

Querybook

Superset

DataHub

AI tooling

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spark

Trino

Flink

Airflow

Querybook

Superset

DataHub

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the Data Product Platform pillars, architecting and guiding data solutions at scale.

You’ll drive data warehouse design, governance, and analytics tooling while navigating cross-functional priorities and complex trade-offs. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams, and shape the system that accelerates data-driven decision making for the company.