18h ago

Sr. Staff Engineer, Performance Ad Formats

San Francisco, CA | Palo Alto, CA

$245.4k-$429.5k / year

full-timelead Hybridsoftware

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead technical strategy and architecture for Pinterest's Performance Ads Formats team, building ad products like Deal Ads and dynamic experiences. Your work will directly grow good clicks and improve click quality while balancing speed, quality, and privacy. You'll partner with cross-functional leaders to turn ambiguous opportunities into scalable, high-impact ad products.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Lead technical strategy and architecture for Performance Ads Formats
  • Drive cross-functional product initiatives from discovery to launch
  • Design scalable, resilient systems across client, API, and backend
  • Mentor senior engineers and set technical direction

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Deep technical architecture expertise in high-scale product systems
  • Track record of leading technically complex, multi-team initiatives
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
  • Strong data-driven decision making and prioritization abilities

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience in ads, e-commerce, or recommendations
  • Practical AI-assisted engineering workflows

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive salary and equity package
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible working model with in-office collaboration once a week
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Growth opportunities in a high-impact role

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Phone Screenยท 30-45 min
  2. 2Technical Phone Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site Interviews (4-5 rounds)ยท 4-5 hours
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