Senior Engineering Leader, AI Foundations

Pinterest; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 430,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead AI foundations and proactive experiences, overseeing teams across foundation models, AI infrastructure, and user-facing AI capabilities. You will drive vision, build leaders, and deliver durable platform impact at scale.

You will partner with Product, Design, Research, and Data Science to translate ambitious bets into scalable investments, ensuring high-quality, privacy-conscious, and efficient systems.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI/ML engineering teams at scale.
• Proven ability to manage managers and senior tech leaders.
• Strong track record translating strategy into roadmaps and teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive organizational and technical strategy for AI Foundations and Proactive Experiences.
• Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization with senior engineers and tech leads.
• Partner with Product, Design, Research, and Data Science to shape the roadmap for proactive Pinterest experiences.
• Lead development of foundational AI capabilities for context-aware, personalized experiences.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Senior engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead AI foundations and proactive experiences, overseeing teams across foundation models, AI infrastructure, and user-facing AI capabilities. You will drive vision, build leaders, and deliver durable platform impact at scale.

You will partner with Product, Design, Research, and Data Science to translate ambitious bets into scalable investments, ensuring high-quality, privacy-conscious, and efficient systems.