Join Pinterest as a Senior Security Software Engineer to lead security operations and enhance cloud infrastructure governance.
Posted by employer 1 week ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Apply AI to accelerate engineering and security analysis while defining appropriate validation, data-handling and accountability practices.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Security Software Engineer at Pinterest plays a crucial role in shaping the architecture and technical direction of security operations systems, focusing on automating compliance and enhancing security workflows. This position requires expertise in AWS security architecture, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code, along with a strong background in security engineering or platform engineering. Ideal candidates are experienced in leading complex technical initiatives and possess the ability to influence cross-functional teams. Pinterest emphasizes a collaborative environment, integrating AI to enhance security processes.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Pinterest's career page.
- Pinterest has 195 other open roles including Lead Ads Product Marketing Manager, Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist , Sr. Client Account Manager, Home.
- 2727 active AWS roles on Joblaze right now.
- 1134 active Terraform roles on Joblaze right now.
- 534 active CI/CD roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Security roles (median ~$168,000).
- Pays more than 40% of the 1354 salaried AWS roles we track (median $170,000). See AWS salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Sr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations role remote?
- It's hybrid — Pinterest expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US.
- What's the salary range?
- Pinterest lists $155,584–$320,320 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Pinterest is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, CI/CD, Terraform, Vulnerability Management, cloud governance, security automation.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pinterest targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations role at Pinterest.
From the original posting
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. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
We’re looking for a Senior Security Software Engineer to provide technical leadership within Security Operations. You’ll own and evolve foundational platforms that help Pinterest govern cloud infrastructure, identify and remediate vulnerabilities, automate security compliance and integrate security reviews into engineering workflows.
You’ll translate complex and sometimes ambiguous security requirements into scalable controls, services and paved paths across AWS, CI/CD and the software-development lifecycle. This role combines hands-on software and infrastructure engineering with architectural ownership, cross-functional influence and responsibility for the reliability and adoption of security-critical capabilities.
What you’ll do:
- Own the architecture and technical direction of critical Security Operations systems, automation and developer-facing security capabilities.
- Design and build reliable production services, infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code that govern Pinterest’s cloud resources and software delivery workflows.
- Develop scalable guardrails and paved paths for areas such as identity and access, infrastructure changes, cloud configuration, service hardening and CI/CD security.
- Improve how Pinterest identifies, prioritizes and remediates security issues by integrating vulnerability signals, automating triage and creating clear accountability.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and technical design through implementation, adoption and operational maturity.
- Establish engineering standards and provide technical guidance that improve the quality, reliability and effectiveness of security systems and partner teams, using AI responsibly to accelerate this work.
- Apply AI to accelerate engineering and security analysis while defining appropriate validation, data-handling and accountability practices.
What we're looking for:
- Experience designing, building and operating complex production systems in security engineering, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or a related area.
- Strong experience with AWS security architecture, Terraform and infrastructure-as-code, ideally in large-scale or multi-account environments.
- Experience in one or more relevant areas such as cloud governance, CI/CD security, vulnerability management, security automation, compliance platforms or developer security tooling.
- Demonstrated ownership of complex or ambiguous technical initiatives, including defining architecture, evaluating tradeoffs and delivering impact beyond a single team.
- Strong software engineering judgment across system design, APIs, reliability, observability, testing and the safe operation of security-critical systems.
- Ability to influence technical decisions, communicate complex risks clearly and raise engineering effectiveness through design reviews, mentorship and responsible use of AI.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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