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Pinterest
Full time
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USA
11/09/2026
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Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and delivery of scalable MCP-first systems for merchant onboarding, activation, and growth experiences.
Partner with Product and engineering leaders to shape roadmaps, prototype ideas, and deliver production experiences.
Design integrations using merchant signals and personalized recommendations across Pinterest surfaces and approved external agent ecosystems.
Build agent-enabled experiences that improve merchant readiness and campaign creation while measuring business impact.
Improve AI-assisted development, testing, quality validation, and service operations.
Provide technical direction, conduct design reviews, and coach engineers to improve ownership and decision-making.

Requirements

Experience leading architecture and delivery for complex software systems spanning product surfaces, backend services, data signals, and external integrations.
Experience designing agent-enabled systems and MCP-based integrations with attention to reliability, security, data quality, and user trust.
Experience partnering with Product on roadmaps, prototypes, technical tradeoffs, and growth goals.
Experience with experimentation, measurement, and causal thinking.
Experience improving AI-assisted engineering practices across development, testing, and operations.
Ability to critically evaluate and verify AI-assisted work.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

Eligible for equity in addition to the stated base salary.
The role requires in-office collaboration one time per week and candidates must be within commuting distance of San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle, New York City, or Los Angeles.
The position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
US-based applicants only.

Salary: $208k - $365k/yr

Pinterest is a visual inspiration platform where 482 million monthly active users worldwide come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments. Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.

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