Staff AI Tools Integration Engineer

Segment (Twilio); San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,185 - 364,795; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI tools, to lead how external AI tools connect to Pinterest and to own MCP servers and integrations exposing internal tools to those tools.

You will design secure connectivity, mentor engineers, drive cross‑functional initiatives, and build automation using Python/Go/TypeScript. You’ll partner with Security, Networking and Vendor teams to shape long‑term architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong programming skills in one or more backend languages (Python/Go/Java/TypeScript).
• Deep knowledge of authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth2/OIDC/SAML).
• Hands-on experience designing scalable backend services and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Own third‑party AI tools connectivity end‑to‑end — authenticate external AI tools and control data flow and security boundaries.
• Design and evolve the AI integration architecture with standards and reusable patterns for fast, secure onboarding of vendors.
• Build and operate MCP servers exposing internal tools (Slack, Google Workspace, Atlassian) and evolving connectors as AI use cases grow.
• Lead incident response and cross‑system troubleshooting, perform root‑cause analysis and postmortems with Security and Networking teams.
• Develop automation and integrations using Python/Go/TypeScript and APIs/SDKs to manage connector lifecycles and observability.
• Integrate AI tools with identity, security, and IT workflows (SSO/SCIM, DLP, logging) in partnership with Security and Infra teams.
• Mentor engineers, review designs, share best practices, and align with organizational REMs and competencies.

Skills

Backend development

Programming languages

Systems design

Security knowledge

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

Kubernetes / EKS

Terraform

Envoy

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI tools, to lead how external AI tools connect to Pinterest and to own MCP servers and integrations exposing internal tools to those tools.

You will design secure connectivity, mentor engineers, drive cross‑functional initiatives, and build automation using Python/Go/TypeScript. You’ll partner with Security, Networking and Vendor teams to shape long‑term architecture.