Senior Security Software Engineer - Cloud & Automation + Equity

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Senior Security Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in Security Operations. You will own and evolve foundational platforms to govern cloud infrastructure, automate security compliance, and integrate security reviews into engineering workflows.

You’ll translate complex security requirements into scalable controls across AWS, CI/CD and the software development lifecycle, combining hands-on engineering with architectural ownership and cross-functional influence.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building and operating complex production systems in security engineering, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or a related area.
• Strong experience with AWS security architecture, Terraform and infrastructure-as-code, ideally in large-scale or multi-account environments.
• Experience in cloud governance, CI/CD security, vulnerability management, security automation, compliance platforms or developer security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical direction of critical Security Operations systems, automation and developer-facing security capabilities.
• Design and build reliable production services, infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code that govern Pinterest's cloud resources and software delivery workflows.
• Develop scalable guardrails and paved paths for areas such as identity and access, infrastructure changes, cloud configuration, service hardening and CI/CD security.
• Improve how Pinterest identifies, prioritizes and remediates security issues by integrating vulnerability signals, automating triage and creating clear accountability.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and technical design through implementation, adoption and operational maturity.
• Establish engineering standards and provide technical guidance that improve the quality, reliability and effectiveness of security systems and partner teams, using AI responsibly to accelerate this work.
• Apply AI to accelerate engineering and security analysis while defining appropriate validation, data-handling and accountability practices.

Skills

Security engineering

AWS security architecture

Platform engineering

Leadership

Observability & testing

AI ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Senior Security Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in Security Operations. You will own and evolve foundational platforms to govern cloud infrastructure, automate security compliance, and integrate security reviews into engineering workflows.

You’ll translate complex security requirements into scalable controls across AWS, CI/CD and the software development lifecycle, combining hands-on engineering with architectural ownership and cross-functional influence.