# Engineering Manager II, Media Rendering

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $209k – $429k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** iOS, Android, web technologies, media rendering, image delivery, video streaming, client performance, avfoundation, exoplayer, profiling, instrumentation, Performance Optimization, testing, platform architecture, media technologies
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Leads a cross-platform engineering team responsible for image rendering and video playback, setting technical direction and improving media performance, quality, and reliability. Requires extensive software engineering and engineering management experience, deep client-performance expertise, and familiarity with iOS or Android media frameworks.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-platform team responsible for image rendering and video playback across Pinterest apps and web.
- Set the team’s technical direction and drive execution on quality, performance, and reliability for media experiences.
- Partner with Media Transcoding, Performance, Data Science, Product, and Infrastructure teams to improve media delivery and experiences.
- Drive initiatives to reduce media load times, improve playback smoothness, and ensure high visual quality at scale.
- Guide platform and architectural decisions, balancing product needs, technical investments, and long-term maintainability.
- Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.
- Improve engineering excellence through operational practices, performance measurement, testing, and release quality.
- Help adopt new media technologies and formats that improve user experience.

## Requirements
- 9+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise in iOS or Android and familiarity with web technologies.
- 5+ years of engineering management experience leading client or platform engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of client performance, including profiling, instrumentation, and performance optimization.
- Strong technical foundation in media rendering, image delivery, video streaming, and client-side performance.
- Experience with media frameworks such as AVFoundation and ExoPlayer.
- Track record of delivering improvements to product experience, system performance, or engineering efficiency.
- Ability to lead cross-platform work and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
- Clear communication, strong technical judgment, and a people-focused leadership approach.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $208,592–$429,454 USD.
- Eligible for equity.
- Final salary depends on factors including location, travel, relevant experience, and skills.

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