Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Core Foundations at Pinterest

The Core Retrieval Infrastructure team is responsible for building and maintaining the large-scale high-performance retrieval (search) platforms that power recommendations on Pinterest. These platforms offer several retrieval paradigms (token embedding hybrid (token embedding) graph) and support all product surfaces on Pinterest including Homefeed Search Closeup and Shopping.What youll do:Shape the technical strategy for retrieval platforms at Pinterest and guide the team to implement industry-leading advancements and address emerging product needs within PinterestDesign and build large-scale high-performance reliable retrieval platforms which index and serve 1B documents to 100M PinnersDrive cross-team collaborations to innovate on the frontier of search and recommendationsMentor senior engineers on the team and support them in honing their technical and leadership skillsWhat were looking for:10 years of relevant industry experience (4 years in retrieval infrastructure)2 years of experience working as a technical lead leading efforts across teams and organizationsExperience building large-scale high-performance distributed systems supporting consumer applications such as search recommendations or adsExpertise in a compiled programming language such as C (preferred) Java or RustBachelors degree in computer science a related field or equivalent experienceIn-office Requirement Statement:We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means were 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 per half and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: San Francisco Palo Alto Seattle.Relocation Statement:This positionis noteligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.#LI-REMOTE#LI-KK6Required Experience:Staff IC Key Skills Campaigns,JSP,Dhtml,Loans,Automobile Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1