Manager II, Engineering, Ads Serving Infrastructure
Pinterest · Palo Alto, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US
About this role
**About Pinterest** Millions of people around the world come to Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, our mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love—starting with the people behind the product. Pinterest is seeking an **Engineering Manager** to lead the **Ads Serving Platform** team. This platform is responsible for delivering relevant ads reliably, efficiently, and at scale across Pinterest surfaces. The Ads Serving Platform owns the end-to-end ad-request lifecycle, with a focus on **reliability, performance, compliance, developer productivity, and cost efficiency**. You’ll work across Ads and Core engineering teams to define durable platform capabilities, modernize frameworks, and enable faster product iteration with high confidence in production. --- **What you’ll do** - Build and lead a team of high-caliber software engineers (hiring, performance management, career development, and inclusive, high-output culture). - Lead engineering team and technical strategy for a **high-throughput, low-latency** ad serving platform. - Ensure platform reliability, high availability, and operational excellence across the end-to-end ad-request lifecycle. - Drive infrastructure performance, **cost efficiency**, and compliance controls while supporting business growth. - Improve developer productivity and platform flexibility for product and ML feature integrations. - Use AI to accelerate analysis, debugging, design exploration, and iteration—while applying sound engineering judgment and validation. - Raise the quality bar through design reviews, code reviews, documentation, and operational excellence. - Mentor engineers and scale technical leadership across the organization. --- **What we’re looking for** - Proven experience managing software engineering teams and building high-performance backend or infrastructure platforms. - Demonstrated success in hiring, performance management, career development, and fostering inclusive team environments. - Strong expertise in distributed systems, online serving, low-latency services, or infrastructure platforms. - Ability to make sound tradeoffs across latency, reliability, scalability, cost, and developer experience. - Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and cross-functional partners. - Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as **Java, C++, Go, or Python**. - Track record of meeting strict serving latency SLAs, operational targets, and optimizing **cost-per-impression** at scale. - Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve the speed and quality of day-to-day engineering workflows—with rigorous testing, validation, and responsible use. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) or equivalent experience. **Preferred qualifications** - Experience with ads delivery, recommendation or search serving, retrieval, ranking, or experimentation systems. - Experience with serving-framework migrations, platform consolidation, or developer tooling. - Experience with observability, production debugging, traffic management, or incident response. --- **Relocation Statement** - This position is **not eligible for relocation assistance**. **In-Office Requirement** - This role requires being in the office for **in-person collaboration 1–2 times per week**. - Must be in commutable distance from **Palo Alto** or **SF**. --- **Pay Transpa
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