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Staff Software Engineer, Observability at Pinterest
PinterestSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US·1w ago
LeadFull-timePythonJavaAWSKubernetesMachine LearningGoData
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to join our Observability team at Pinterest. This role combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems and data engineering with a product-oriented mindset to build world-class observability solutions that empower our engineering organization.
Key Responsibilities
- →Define and execute the observability roadmap, treating it as a product
- →Architect, build, and scale distributed observability infrastructure
- →Build high-performance data pipelines and storage for telemetry analysis
- →Establish observability standards and patterns across the organization
- →Mentor engineers and lead architectural reviews
- →Partner with cross-functional teams to improve reliability
- →Stay current with observability trends and technologies
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- ✓7+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems
- ✓Strong background in data pipelines and time-series databases
- ✓Experience with observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana
- ✓Expert-level coding skills in Java, Python, Go, or Scala
- ✓Systems thinking and trade-off balancing
- ✓Experience building observability platforms
- ✓Familiarity with cloud-native architectures
Benefits
- ★Competitive salary and equity
- ★Remote-first culture
- ★Health insurance and 401k
