Engineering Manager II, Web Product Enablement

About Pinterest: 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. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . People use Pinterest to find ideas and brands that they love. We aspire to help our advertisers and partners reach their audiences with inspiring content. 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. What you’ll do: 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 What we’re looking for: 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 This job posting is for an open vacancy. Please note that the company utilizes artificial intelligence to screen applicants for the positions. Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. In-Office Requirement Statement: We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're 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 1-2 times every 6-months, and therefore can be situated anywhere Ontario. #LI-REMOTE #LI-AD1 Our Commitment to Inclusion: Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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