Sr. Manager, Engineering, Ad Formats

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 . Intro: The Ads Format team is seeking a full stack technical leader to oversee Ads Creation and Personalization. In particular, this role will be responsible for leading and making key architectural decisions regarding the development and rollout of our next generation server-driven UI framework, helping our advertisers successfully create performant and delightful ads, and participate in key strategic technical roadmap decisions for the Ad Formats Team. What you’ll do: You will be responsible for building our next generation server-driven UI framework to enable Ads Personalization, our Ads Creation interfaces, and the Pinterest Custom Browser. You will manage a team of 15 multidisciplinary engineers. Be hands-on, working to provide the highest impact for your team and modeling servant leadership. What we’re looking for: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 9+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of Ads experience. 5+ years of engineering management experience A history of successfully taking user facing features/functionality and delivering end-to-end project. Strong knowledge of and experience implementing AI/ML technologies, mathematics, and statistics. Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs. Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review). High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables. Relocation Statement : This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. 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 one time per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: San Francisco, Palo Alto. #LI-HYBRID #LI-AG8 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 . US based applicants only $242,402 — $429,545 USD Our Commitment to Inclusion: Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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