Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Data Engineering

📋 Description

• Set technical direction and help define a roadmap for reliable, scalable infrastructure data
• Design, build, and operate production ingestion and transformation pipelines, data models, and
• Strengthen shared data products with clear contracts, automated quality checks, reconciliation
• Lead ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and technical trade-offs
• Leverage AI to scale the impact of yourself and the team, including: Accelerate investigation of

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant experience designing, building, and operating production data systems or data-intensive
• Strong software engineering skills in Python and SQL, with a record of writing tested, maintainable
• Deep experience with ingestion, large-scale ETL and transformation, data modeling, and workflow
• Experience designing data interfaces and contracts and improving quality, freshness, completeness
• A track record of leading complex technical work across teams, from framing ambiguous problems to

🎁 Benefits

• Equity
• Pinterest benefits package (culture and benefits information available at
• Flexible in-office requirement: in-person collaboration 1-2 times/month