Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Pinterest’s exabyte-scale data lake storage platform.
• Lead complex technical projects for data lake storage and metadata management from architecture through execution.
• Collaborate with data, ML/AI, analytics, and infrastructure teams to develop storage and metadata technologies.
• Build high-throughput data access, schema evolution, and large-scale column backfill capabilities for ML/AI workloads.
• Shape the long-term technical direction of scalable, reliable, and efficient big data storage systems.
• Engage with and contribute to open source communities such as Apache Iceberg, Spark, and Flink.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience designing and building large-scale production distributed systems.
• Strong experience with scalable storage, metadata, or data lake infrastructure.
• Experience building storage capabilities for large-scale ML/AI or analytics workloads, including high-throughput data access, schema evolution, and large-scale column backfills.
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, data storage systems, and production infrastructure.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Iceberg, Spark, Flink, Presto/Trino, Hive, or similar systems.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python.
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence architecture across teams.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• The role can be situated anywhere in the country and requires in-person collaboration 1–2 times per quarter.
• The position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
• The position is eligible for equity.
• Pinterest provides an equitable and inclusive workplace and offers benefits described through its culture and benefits information.