Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Programmatic Ads at Pinterest

Were seeking a talented Senior Staff Software Engineer to take on a leadership role within the Programmatic Ads team. You will lead critical efforts within the team to build high throughput low latency solutions which power Pinterest ads business with third party partners. You will build the team roadmap and leverage state-of-the-art serving infrastructure to efficiently and effectively serve ads to Pinterest users across all surfaces via fulfillment from third party buyers leveraging programmatic ads standards.The Programmatic Ads team integrates with external demand partners (DSPs SSPs etc) through OpenRTB. We drive performance optimization (latency conversion engagement fill rate etc) for our programmatic ad products. We are also responsible for building internal tools to better enable cross-functional teams.What youll do:Take on the challenge of defining and executing the technical strategy for building scaling and modernizing our third party ads serving infrastructureRearchitect and refine the infrastructure to achieve greater scalability freshness and performance handling billions of ads and millions of QPSLead the collaboration with ML product infra and other partner teams to evaluate the infra requests and make funding decisionsLead mission critical initiatives involving 15-25 engineers and directly influence their day to day work through mentorship and leadershipWhat were looking for:BS (or higher) degree in Computer Science or a related field8 years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects5 years of relevant industry experience within the ads domain and distributed systemsRich experience in working cross functionally to drive alignment oversee execution and secure deliverablesHands on experience in solving complex scaling latency or low-level system performance problems in high-volume online serving systemsKnowledge of industry best practices and trends and proven track record employing such solutionsExperience in mentoring guiding and up-leveling junior engineersExperience solving end-user problems and envisioning solutions to improve their productivityProficiency in at least one of the system languages (Java Python)In-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 time per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: San Francisco SeattleRelocation Statement:This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.#LI-HYBRID#LI-KBFRequired Experience:Staff IC Key Skills Campaigns,JSP,Dhtml,Loans,Automobile Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1