Principal Engineer (Big Data Platform)

Join Pinterest as a Principal Engineer to lead the development of our next-generation data infrastructure. You will work with cutting-edge big data and AI technologies, and have a significant impact on how data is processed and stored at scale.

• Lead the strategy and technical direction of Pinterest’s data infrastructure for big data and AI applications.
• Build and scale data infrastructure frameworks and infrastructure to process petabytes-scale datasets.
• Provide thought leadership to the entire company on how data should be processed and stored more reliably, quickly and efficiently at scale.

• Deep knowledge of big data / ML technologies (e.g. Flink, Spark, Presto, Kubernetes, Ray, PyTorch/TensorFlow)
• Exceptional collaboration skills with cross-functional partners, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and progress
• 12+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of technical excellence
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Go, Scala, Python)
• 8+ years of experience of building and support large scalable Kubernetes or big data platform
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Experiences in Kubernetes and AWS technologies