Staff Software Engineer, Programmatic Ads
About The Position
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems.
- Passion for working on ad products work.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical mindset, with the ability to use data to guide decisions.
- Experience with ad serving platform, ad exchange, supply-side platform, or demand-side platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead one or two partner integrations, and work closely with product managers, data scientists, other cross-functional teams, and external partners to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Independently drive the full software development lifecycle, including ideation, technical design, prototyping, development, and release.
- Independently drive problem-solving and product iterations by utilizing A/B testing.
- Establish and maintain a high standard for technical excellence and production quality.
- Mentor junior engineers on the team and provide design and coding feedback.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
