Principal Engineer, Big Data Platform

Pinterest · San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USRemotesenior

In short

▸Liderar la infraestructura de datos a gran escala para aplicaciones de IA y big data en Pinterest.
▸Trabajar con tecnologías clave como Flink, Spark, Kubernetes y AWS, procesando exabytes de datos.
▸Rol de alto impacto con visión técnica y liderazgo estratégico en un entorno de innovación constante.

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What they ask for

✓12+ años de experiencia en ingeniería de software
✓8+ años construyendo plataformas escalables de big data o Kubernetes
✓Conocimiento profundo de Flink, Spark, Presto, Kubernetes, Ray, PyTorch/TensorFlow
✓Dominio de Java, Go, Scala o Python
✓Experiencia con AWS
✓Habilidades excepcionales de colaboración y liderazgo en entornos ambiguos

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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. 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 principal software engineer to lead the next generation of data infrastructure at Pinterest which powers mission critical big data and AI applications. You’ll be working on some of the most exciting big data and AI open source technologies (Flink, Spark, Kubernetes, etc.), at the scale of exabytes of data to help Pinners discover and do what they love. What you’ll do: • Lead the strategy and technical direction of Pinterest’s data infrastructure for big data and AI applications • Build and scale data infra frameworks and infrastructure to process petabytes-scale datasets, including compute engines, job management, resource management, scheduling and remote shuffling • Work with internal customers on critical business use cases that rely on big data • Provide thought leadership to the entire company on how data should be processed and stored more reliably, quickly and efficiently at scale • Contribute to the team’s technical vision and long-term roadmap What we’re looking for: • 12+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of technical excellence • 8+ years of experience of building and support large scalable Kubernetes or big data platform • Deep knowledge of big data / ML technologies (e.g. Flink, Spark, Presto, Kubernetes, Ray, PyTorch/TensorFlow) • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Go, Scala, Python) • Experiences in Kubernetes and AWS technologies • Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and progress. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience. In-Office Requirement Statement: • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection. • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter 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. #LI-REMOTE <span data-sheets-root="1"

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