Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering
$177,185–$364,795 year
Hybrid · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering at Pinterest responsible for improving efficiency of large-scale shared infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes) and distributed systems, building profiling and optimization capabilities, collaborating with Infrastructure Engineering and SRE teams, and leveraging AI to scale impact. Requires a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field (or equivalent experience); strong background in capacity/performance of cloud-native systems; experience with Kubernetes, distributed applications at scale, Java/Python/C++, AWS; ability to communicate complex technical issues; and ownership of effective, secure, and reliable tech foundations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related field or equivalent experience
- Experience leading efficiency initiatives at scale on Kubernetes or other large scale shared infrastructure
- Strong technical and performance engineering skills
- Experience building and managing highly available distributed applications at scale
- Proficiency in Java, Python and C++
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow
- High integrity and ownership
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- Experience leading efficiency initiatives at scale
- Strong technical and performance engineering skills
- Experience with Kubernetes or other large-scale shared infrastructure
- Proficiency in Java, Python, and C++
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments
- Ability to communicate complex technical issues
- Experience building highly available distributed applications
- Ability to leverage AI to improve speed and quality in workflows
- High integrity and ownership
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