Staff Web Platform Engineer - Data Fetching & Architecture

Pinterest Engineering; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define the technical direction of the web development layer, with a primary focus on data fetching and scalable foundations for product development. The role emphasizes architecture, developer experience, and building scalable web foundations for engineers.

You will mentor engineers, drive platform investments, and collaborate with product, design, and infrastructure teams to improve consistency and maintainability for web experiences used by

Qualifications

• 8+ years of web software engineering experience in large-scale web apps.
• Expert-level skills in JavaScript/TypeScript with production-quality coding.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST, and data fetching at scale.
• Strong cross-team collaboration and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for foundational web capabilities with focus on data fetching.
• Assess the current ecosystem of frameworks, tooling, and patterns on the web client, and identify high-impact opportunities.
• Lead platform investments that simplify development, reduce friction, and improve consistency across the product engineering experience.
• Partner across product, platform, design, and infrastructure teams to align on scalable technical patterns and long-term architecture.
• Shape the evolution of data fetching in our hybrid GraphQL/REST environment, while contributing to framework adoption and code health.
• Establish best practices, reusable abstractions, and technical guidance to raise quality and maintainability across the web organization.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction through architecture reviews and design discussions.
• Contribute to a high-scale web platform serving millions of users and enabling hundreds of engineers to build product experiences.

Skills

Web architecture

Data fetching

GraphQL

REST

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

Server-side rendering

Mentorship

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Relay

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define the technical direction of the web development layer, with a primary focus on data fetching and scalable foundations for product development. The role emphasizes architecture, developer experience, and building scalable web foundations for engineers.

You will mentor engineers, drive platform investments, and collaborate with product, design, and infrastructure teams to improve consistency and maintainability for web experiences used by