Shape the technical vision for Pinterest's Notifications & Growth Platform while leading cross-functional teams.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Shape the technical vision and multi-year roadmap
- Lead cross-functional delivery of end-to-end solutions
- Make durable architectural decisions
- Define success metrics and operating cadence
- Drive measurable improvements aligned to org OKRs
Must have
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building or partnering on ML-, AI-, or GenAI-adjacent systems
- Proven technical leadership
- Excellent communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Notifications and growth platform experience
- Able to dive into data and identify opportunities to drive user growth
Practical constraints
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance
- Role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months
AI in the day-to-day
Use AI to accelerate work across exploration, drafting, analysis, and synthesis.
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead the technical vision and roadmap for Pinterest's Notifications and Growth Platform, focusing on enhancing user engagement through effective communication strategies. The position requires extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with complex production systems and AI technologies, as well as strong leadership skills to drive cross-functional initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a background in notifications and growth platforms, along with the ability to analyze data for user growth opportunities. The team emphasizes collaboration across various departments to deliver impactful solutions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Pinterest's careers page October 7, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 50% of 26 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $206,796 across 13 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 11% of 309 comparable staff backend roles in United States; GenAI appears in 0.3% of 309 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform role remote?
- It's hybrid — Pinterest expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Pinterest lists $208,592–$429,454 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform role.
- Where is the role based?
- Pinterest is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence, GenAI, Machine Learning.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pinterest targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform role at Pinterest.
From the original posting
About Pinterest:
The Notifications & Growth Platform org builds the systems that power user communication and product-led growth across Pinterest. Our platforms enable product teams to reach users with the right message at the right time across channels (push, email, in-app, etc.) safely and at scale.
What you’ll do:
- Shape the technical vision and multi-year roadmap for the Notifications & Growth Platform org, aligning architecture and execution plans to Pinterest’s engagement and retention goals.
- Lead cross-functional delivery of end-to-end solutions by partnering with Product, Data Science, Design, and engineering teams to ship notifications, in-app growth experiences, and internationalized (i18n) experiences for global markets.
- Make durable architectural decisions that improve delivery quality, reliability, and scalability of Pinterest’s notifications and growth systems (e.g., orchestration, targeting hooks, scheduling, and multi-channel delivery).
- Define success metrics and operating cadence (e.g., engagement lift, delivery success, latency, reliability, cost, adoption) and drive measurable improvements aligned to org OKRs.
- Use AI to accelerate your work across exploration, drafting, analysis, and synthesis—while maintaining strong judgment, rigorous validation, and accountability for outcomes.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time as a Staff, Senior Staff, or equivalent-level IC building and operating complex production systems.
- Experience building or partnering on ML-, AI-, or GenAI-adjacent systems, with a pragmatic understanding of where these technologies add value and how to deploy them responsibly.
- Proven technical leadership: driving architecture across multiple services/teams and delivering org-critical initiatives.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Notifications and growth platform experience is a strong plus.
- Able to dive into data and identify opportunities to drive user growth is a strong plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, 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.
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