Smart Contract Developer

Pinterest; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of projects

Long-term growth track

Flexible hours

Job summary

Pinterest, Inc. in Glendale, CA is seeking a junior Smart Contract Developer on a freelance seat. You’ll translate product wishes into shippable Docker services, discuss Vue.js tradeoffs with Pinterest executives, and prototype fast while aiming for reliable, scalable delivery.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and a growth mindset, with a clear long-term growth track. Your compensation starts at $77,000–$122,000 per year, with mentorship and flexible hours to support delivery and

Qualifications

• Growth mindset and receptiveness to feedback.
• Proficiency with AWS and willingness to learn microservices.
• Team player who unblocks others.
• Curiosity beyond current job description.
• Judgment to defer ideas at the right time.
• Ownership mindset with responsibility for company funds.
• Comfort presenting to junior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Pinterest stakeholders into shippable Docker services.
• Walk technology stakeholders through Vue.js tradeoffs in language Pinterest execs grasp.
• Spike a Docker proof of concept fast when Pinterest needs a yes-or-no answer.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Pinterest can explain.
• Prototype rough Critical Thinking ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Pinterest's stack.
• Wrangle Vue.js config across environments so Glendale staging mirrors production.

Skills

Growth mindset

Ownership

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Vue.js

AWS

Job description

We're growing the technology group at Pinterest and need a junior Smart Contract Developer who treats reliability as a feature, not an afterthought. A freelance Smart Contract Developer seat at Pinterest that pairs $77,000 - $122,000 with ownership, collaboration, and a long-term growth track.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Pinterest stakeholders into shippable Docker services
• Walk technology stakeholders through Vue.js tradeoffs in language Pinterest execs grasp
• Spike a Docker proof of concept fast when Pinterest needs a yes-or-no answer
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Pinterest can explain
• Prototype rough Critical Thinking ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Pinterest's stack
• Wrangle Vue.js config across environments so Glendale staging mirrors production

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Real proficiency with AWS, plus willingness to learn Microservices fast
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to junior leadership

Here at Pinterest, we combine human-first engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Glendale, CA. Around Pinterest, the loudest voice never automatically wins the technology argument.

Your compensation opens at $77,000 - $122,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

Our team checks new Smart Contract Developer applications every single business day.