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Pinterest is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Code Foundations team within Developer Foundations. In this role you'll lead a team responsible for improving the daily development experience for every Pinterest engineer by shaping the core workflows developers rely on to write, review and ship code. The team owns critical surfaces in the developer workflow including source control, developer CLIs, developer environments and code navigation.
What you'll do:
- Lead and grow a team of 8+ engineers responsible for the language runtimes, codebase, and source control platform used by every Pinterest engineer, setting clear direction, execution standards and operational excellence for the platform
- Own the team's roadmap in partnership with the TL, balancing strategic initiatives with operational reliability
- Lead the agent-readiness definitions and certification for all Tier-1 repos, and establish language and monorepo standards and design enforcement
- Own the language experience portfolio, including runtimes, frameworks, libraries with an agent-first maintenance strategy
- Champion AI-native development practices across the team, including spec-to-code, agents.md curation, and agent effectiveness within large codebase best practices for the broader engineering organization
- Build a culture of developer empathy: understand the pain points of Pinterest engineers and translate them into high-impact improvements
- Establish and improve operational practices including on-call rotations, incident response and production health metrics
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure developer workflows integrate smoothly with underlying systems
- Hire and develop engineers, creating clear growth paths and a high-trust team environment
What we're looking for:
- 7+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 4+ engineers
- Experience improving developer experience with a track record of identifying and removing friction in engineering workflows
- Strong technical background building or operating developer platforms such as source control systems, developer CLIs, developer environments, build systems or CI/CD
- Experience improving developer workflows and operating developer platforms at scale in large engineering environments, including ownership of on-call, reliability improvements and service health metrics
- Ability to partner effectively with a Tech Lead to align people leadership with technical direction
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and developer tools in day-to-day engineering work, with an ability to evaluate and adopt emerging tools effectively
- Familiarity with how AI is transforming developer workflows – code generation, code review, agent-driven development and developer environments
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical strategy to both engineers and senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience
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/quarter, and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit ourPinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$208,592—$429,454 USD
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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.