# Principal Engineer, Big Data Platform

**Company**: Pinterest
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $242,634-$499,541 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

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.

Responsibilities:

- 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

Requirements:

- 12+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of technical excellence

- 8+ years of experience building and supporting large scalable Kubernetes or big data platforms

- 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)

- Experience with Kubernetes and AWS technologies

- Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make trade-offs, and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and progress.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits:

- Salary range: $242,634-$499,541 USD

- Eligible for equity

In-office requirement: This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter.

## Skills

### Required
- Flink
- Spark
- Kubernetes
- Java
- Go
- Scala
- Python
- PyTorch/TensorFlow
- Ray
- Presto

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