Software Engineer II, Backend

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 118,938 - 244,872; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Backend Engineer to join its Core and Monetization teams in San Francisco. This role involves building backend functionalities for Pinner-facing features and contributing to the product development process. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of backend development experience, proficiency in RESTful APIs, and strong collaboration skills. The position offers a salary range of $118,938 — $244,872 USD. Remote work is not available; US based applicants only are considered.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience with RESTful API and data processing tech stacks.
• Ability to write reliable and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Build backend for Pinner-facing features.
• Lead product development from ideation to release.
• Partner with teams for end-to-end functionality.

Skills

Backend development experience

Collaboration skills

Understanding of AI

Proficiency in RESTful API

Job description

We are looking for inquisitive, well‑rounded Backend engineers to join our Core and Monetization engineering teams. Working closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers, you'll play an important role in enabling the newest technologies and experiences. You will build robust frameworks & features. You will empower both developers and Pinners alike. You'll have the opportunity to find creative solutions to thought‑provoking problems. You'll be invited to create and drive new initiatives, seeing them from inception through to technical design, implementation, and release.

What you’ll do:

• Build out the backend for Pinner‑facing features to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest
• Contribute to and lead each step of the product development process, from ideation to implementation to release; from rapidly prototyping, running A/B tests, to architecting and building solutions that can scale to support millions of users
• Partner with design, product, and backend teams to build end‑to‑end functionality
• Put on your Pinner hat to suggest new product ideas and features
• Employ automated testing to build features with a high degree of technical quality, taking responsibility for the components and features you develop
• Grow as an engineer by working with world‑class peers on varied and high‑impact projects
• Leverage AI to seek faster execution (i.e. draft, prototype, outline) and explore alternative options (i.e. iterate, compare approaches)
• Leverage AI to synthesize information (summarize, distill themes) and automate repeatable tasks (documentation, reporting, QA checks)

What we’re looking for:

• 2+ years of industry backend development experience, building consumer or business‑facing products
• Proficiency in common backend tech stacks for RESTful API, storage, caching and data processing
• Experience in following best practices in writing reliable and maintainable code that may be used by many other engineers
• Ability to keep up‑to‑date with new technologies to understand what should be incorporated
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• 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.

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

US based applicants only.

$118,938 — $244,872 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, 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.