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Director, Engineering, Identity & Product Safety

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About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work.

What You'll Do

• Set up the long-term technical vision and strategy for Identity & Product Safety, aligning it with Pinterest's mission and goals, and proactively identify areas for technical innovation and improvement.
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders across the organization to architect Identity and compliance infrastructure solutions to enable user trust while reducing friction for a growing user base.
• Define and influence architectural and strategic direction for the Pinterest platform.
• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of sophisticated systems related to authentication, authorization, account security, bot detection, age verification and privacy compliance, product safety features, teen safety, etc.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within engineering teams, promoting knowledge sharing, mentoring, and professional development.
• Grow a fast-growing engineering organization, setting the technical vision, leading day-to-day execution, and fostering good team health and culture.
• Modernize the Identity infrastructure for the entire Pinterest platform to achieve high reliability, scalability, efficiency, and developer velocity.
• Carve out a Product Safety strategy that differentiates Pinterest in terms of perceived safety by users.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as an engineering manager, with experience managing managers.
• 10+ years of industry experience in large-scale distributed systems, relational and non-relational datastores, and system programming.
• Experience in building frictionless Identity and compliance platforms to enable both user growth and user trust.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.

In-Office Requirement

• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per half and can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

Our Commitment To Inclusion

• Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. Qualified applicants will also be considered regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. US-based applicants only. Base salary range: $233,302—$480,328 USD. The position is eligible for equity. Final salary is based on location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.