Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform where millions of people find creative ideas and plan for memorable experiences. They are seeking an Engineering Manager for the Connections team, who will lead a cross-functional engineering team to enhance user engagement and drive strategic execution. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical judgment, and a data-driven mindset, particularly in leveraging AI for product development.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a cross-functional engineering team working across user-facing product areas and the systems that support them
- Set clear goals and drive execution against a roadmap aligned with broader product and business priorities
- Partner with Product, Design, Research, and Data Science to shape strategy, prioritize opportunities, and deliver measurable outcomes
- Create a strong team environment with clear expectations, healthy operating rhythms, high standards, and psychological safety
- Coach and develop engineers across levels, helping them grow in scope, impact, and career progression
- Support technical and architectural decision-making to ensure the team builds reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems
- Use data, experimentation, and user insight to guide product and engineering decisions
- Use AI to accelerate analysis, research, drafting, synthesis, and iteration, while applying strong judgment and verification to ensure quality and correctness
Skills
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing teams of 5+ engineers
- Experience leading engineering teams that build and ship consumer-facing products
- Experience managing engineers across multiple levels and helping teams improve in effectiveness, quality, and impact
- Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and team development
- Strong product sense and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate broad goals into clear priorities and execution plans
- Solid technical foundation and the ability to engage in architecture, design reviews, and technical trade-offs
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, align cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver meaningful results
- Expertise in using data and experimentation to inform product and engineering decisions
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day work for relevant outputs
- Strong track record of critically evaluating and verifying AI-assisted work through testing, review, or other quality controls
- High integrity and ownership in using AI: you protect sensitive information, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working closely with Product, Design, Research, Data Science, and other engineering teams
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
- The position is also eligible for equity.
- Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
- In-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months.
- Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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