Sr. Director, Engineering

Pinterest; United States; Remote; USD 269,000 - 555,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director of Growth Engineering to lead their growth team. In this pivotal role, you will drive the technical strategy for user growth and collaborate with various teams to enhance product experiences. Your leadership will influence the overall product strategy, ensuring the integration of advanced machine learning features while managing a large team of engineers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a platform that inspires millions globally, making a significant impact on user engagement and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience building an end-to-end technical/product pillar for a company.
• Scaled leadership experience managing 100+ engineers across locations.

Responsibilities

• Overall engineering lead for the growth team and technical strategy owner.
• Grow strong technical leaders and drive innovations in product experiences.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Strategy

Product Engineering

Machine Learning

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

About Pinterest :

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

The Growth Engineering team at Pinterest is seeking a Senior Director of Growth Engineering to drive top level company objectives around growing users worldwide. Currently, Pinterest has over 100 million users in the United States and Canada, as well as over 500 million users worldwide.

What you’ll do:

• Overall engineering lead and manager for the growth team.
• Own the technical strategy for growth and contribute to the overall product engineering strategy for Pinterest as a whole, including significant collaborations with Core Engineering Surface Teams, Business Operations, and Product Analytics/Data Science.
• Grow strong technical leaders and talent in the team, and through that, drive innovations in product experiences, mobile platform development, and integration of advanced machine learning features for end users.
• As one of the most senior leaders working on Pinterest’s core, you will influence and participate in the overall product strategy for Pinterest’s user-facing features.

What we’re looking for:

• Engineering leader with experience building an end-to-end technical/product pillar for the company.
• Scaled leadership experience, ideally managing and coordinating a team of at least 100+ engineers across multiple locations and countries with a track record of effective cross-functional partnerships.
• Prior experience as the engineering lead for a consumer-facing application development team.
• Strong technical depth in product engineering, ideally with hands-on practitioner-level experience.
• A track record of building effective organizations and teams, including growing technical and people leaders.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Salary Information:

At Pinterest, we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

US based applicants only: $269,373 — $554,591 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.