Staff Software Engineer — Exabyte-Scale Data Lake Storage

Pinterest; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,185 - 364,795; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build the next generation of its big data storage platform. You will work on exciting technologies like Apache Iceberg at exabyte scale, leading design and implementation of scalable storage systems and collaborating with teams across data, ML/AI, and infrastructure.

Your experience should include 8+ years in distributed systems and building metadata management capabilities. The role requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times quarterly and offers a salary range of $177,185 — $364,795.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience designing and building large scale production distributed systems.
• Experience building scalable storage and metadata infrastructure for analytics workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Pinterest's exabyte-scale data lake storage platform.
• Lead complex technical projects from architecture through execution.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Scalable storage infrastructure

Big data technologies (Apache Iceberg, Spark)

Collaboration and communication

Programming languages (Java, Scala, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build the next generation of its big data storage platform. You will work on exciting technologies like Apache Iceberg at exabyte scale, leading design and implementation of scalable storage systems and collaborating with teams across data, ML/AI, and infrastructure.

Your experience should include 8+ years in distributed systems and building metadata management capabilities. The role requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times quarterly and offers a salary range of $177,185 — $364,795.