Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Core
Define and design Pinterest's data warehouse architecture, storage, governance, and usage while setting strategic direction for analytics tools, experimentation platforms, and AI-assisted analytics.
Role type
Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Data Infrastructure & Analytics Platforms)
Builds
Data warehouse architecture, storage solutions, governance tooling, experimentation platforms, ad hoc analysis systems, data visualization tools, and data pipeline authoring systems.
Domain
Internet / Data Engineering & Analytics
Required skills
Large-scale data warehouse design, data governance, data pipeline authoring, cross-functional leadership, AI-assisted development, strategic planning, technical mentorship, system architecture.
Preferred skills
Experience with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex), building AI tools for data engineering productivity.
Technologies
Spark, Trino, Flink, Airflow, Querybook, Superset, DataHub, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex (via careerplan.io/jobs/22527-sr-staff-software-engineer-at-pinterest)
Responsibilities
Define and drive adoption of data governance policies and tooling; lead ambiguous, cross-functional data ecosystem initiatives; mentor engineers on design and execution strategies; collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Engineering stakeholders to drive alignment.
Seniority
Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
