Staff Backend Engineer - Growth & Performance Marketing

Pinterest; United States; On-site; USD 177,185 - 364,795; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is hiring for a critical role in performance marketing engineering. You will lead the technical roadmap focused on optimizing bidding and campaign management while collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of backend system development experience, a strong grasp of paid media platforms, and a knack for designing robust systems.

This position is based in the United States, offering a competitive salary range of $177,185 - $364,795 USD. Pinterest values innovation and supports diverse experiences, fostering a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and shipping backend systems.
• Strong understanding of paid media platforms and APIs.
• Experience with real-time systems for bidding and budget optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical roadmap for the performance marketing platform.
• Design and evolve the measurement stack for attribution models.
• Drive cross-team technical initiatives with ad platforms.

Skills

Backend systems development

Performance marketing integration

Paid media platforms knowledge

Attribution methodologies

Data pipelines using Python/Java

Systems design skills

ML infrastructure concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Job description

Pinterest is hiring for a critical role in performance marketing engineering. You will lead the technical roadmap focused on optimizing bidding and campaign management while collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of backend system development experience, a strong grasp of paid media platforms, and a knack for designing robust systems.

This position is based in the United States, offering a competitive salary range of $177,185 - $364,795 USD. Pinterest values innovation and supports diverse experiences, fostering a collaborative work environment.