Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven, Scalable Onboarding

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 208,000 - 365,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for a team transforming how merchants onboard and activate through agent-enabled experiences. You will partner with Product and engineering leaders to shape the roadmap, prototype innovative ideas, and deliver reliable systems that use merchant signals and personalized recommendations to drive business impact.

You will lead architecture for scalable MCP-first systems, design integrations, and raise the bar through

Qualifications

Experience leading architecture for complex software systems.
Experience designing MCP-based integrations with reliability and data quality.
Ability to shape roadmaps with Product to drive growth.
Experience in experimentation, measurement and causal thinking.
Experience building and guiding AI-first engineering teams.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and delivery of MCP-first systems for merchant onboarding, activation and growth.
Partner with Product to shape growth roadmaps and produce production-ready experiences.
Design integrations applying merchant signals and personalized recommendations across surfaces.
Build agent-enabled experiences with measurable impact on onboarding and campaigns.
Use AI to accelerate prototyping, analysis and iteration with quality and trust checks.
Improve the team's AI harness across development, testing, and operations.
Raise the technical bar through direction, reviews, and coaching for engineers.