Staff Engineer - App Promotion & Growth Leader

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the App Promotion engineering team. You will own the roadmap for App Install Optimization from beta to GA, coordinating with Ads Manager, backend services, and mobile clients. You’ll partner with Ads Quality, ML, and Measurement to close gaps and build scalable models and reporting.

You will manage a team of 5–6 engineers, foster an inclusive culture, and align strategy with product leadership while ensuring robust testing and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Several years of engineering management experience leading full stack and/or mobile teams shipping production systems.
• Experience in performance, growth, or ads engineering, preferably with app install, app engagement, or lower‑funnel objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross‑functional projects involving Product, Data, Design, and other engineering teams.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to dive deep into architecture, data quality, and measurement details when needed.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain strategy, tradeoffs, and technical decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to building inclusive teams and promoting a sense of belonging.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team responsible for the App Promotion objective and App Install Optimization, owning delivery from beta through GA.
• Partner with Product, Design, and PMM to define and refine the advertiser experience for App Promotion in Ads Manager, including campaign creation, targeting, optimization, and reporting.
• Work with Ads Quality, ML, and infra teams to ensure robust serving, modeling, and experimentation for app promotion campaigns.
• Collaborate with Measurement, Reporting, and Partner teams to close SKAN and MMP attribution gaps and ensure App Promotion reporting is accurate and trusted.
• Establish and maintain strong engineering practices for App Promotion, including design reviews, experimentation standards, on‑call, monitoring, and incident response.
• Hire, coach, and develop a diverse team of engineers; foster a culture of inclusion, learning, and operational excellence.

Skills

Engineering management

Full stack & mobile

Ads experience

Cross-functional leadership

Technical judgment

Communication skills

Inclusive teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the App Promotion engineering team. You will own the roadmap for App Install Optimization from beta to GA, coordinating with Ads Manager, backend services, and mobile clients. You’ll partner with Ads Quality, ML, and Measurement to close gaps and build scalable models and reporting.

You will manage a team of 5–6 engineers, foster an inclusive culture, and align strategy with product leadership while ensuring robust testing and incident response.