Manager I, Engineering
Pinterest•Toronto, ON
•Remote
About The Position
The API team is responsible for ensuring our first party clients (Android, iOS, and Web) have a stable API to develop on top of. Our customers are Pinterest developers who want to build product features, and who rely on a highly available system to do so. As the Engineering Manager for API, you will lead a talented and growing engineering team responsible for growing the existing portfolio. The ideal candidate should have experience building backend web applications, be driven to become an expert in their domain, have some knowledge of distributed systems engineering, and have a passion for leadership.
Requirements
- 1+ years of experience as an engineering manager
- 4+ years of software engineering experience as a hands on software engineer
- Track record of developing high quality software in an automated build and deployment environment
- Experience leading a team of engineers through a significant feature or product launch
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience building backend web applications
- Knowledge of distributed systems engineering
- Passion for leadership
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to architect solutions to better serve Pinterest’s internal development needs
- Provide technical and team leadership on rapid short-term projects/feature development as well as longer-term development
- Partner with engineering leadership to set engineering priorities, estimate scope of work, execute work, and track progress
- Actively foster high-quality software development through code reviews, pair-programming, and targeted feature development and when needed to unblock the team, prototype new technologies and systems, or demonstrate good coding practices
- Mentor and develop engineers at various levels of seniority
- Enable and enhance production readiness of Pinterest’s first party client APIs
- Grow the team in your first year of employment by hiring great people
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
