Staff Software Engineer, Cache Infra — Scale, AI & Reliability

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 208,454 - 364,795; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join the Cache Infra team in San Francisco. The role involves leading a high-performing team to build and maintain large-scale caching systems critical to the company's operations. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in computer science and at least 8 years of relevant experience.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $208,454 – $364,795 USD and requires applicants to be located within commuting distance to the office, visiting in-person up to two times per quarter.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in backend software engineering.
• Experience in building/managing caching systems at scale.
• Strong analytical mindset to guide data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team to build efficient caching systems.
• Contribute to modernization of the cache infrastructure tech stack.
• Maintain high engineering standards for cache systems.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Large-scale distributed caching systems

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

AI leveraging

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Memcached

Redis

Java

Python

C/C++

Job description

Pinterest is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join the Cache Infra team in San Francisco. The role involves leading a high-performing team to build and maintain large-scale caching systems critical to the company's operations. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in computer science and at least 8 years of relevant experience.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $208,454 – $364,795 USD and requires applicants to be located within commuting distance to the office, visiting in-person up to two times per quarter.