# Staff Software Engineer, Web Product Enablement

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Frontend Engineering
**Salary:** $177k – $365k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Server-Side Rendering, GraphQL, Relay, Rest, Data Fetching, Caching, Client-Side Architecture, Web Architecture, Graphql/Rest
**Posted:** 2026-08-26

> Leads the technical direction of Pinterest’s foundational web platform, with emphasis on client-side data fetching, architecture, developer experience, and scalable engineering standards. Requires 8+ years of web engineering experience and expertise in JavaScript or TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, and modern web systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical direction for foundational web capabilities, primarily data fetching.
- Assess web client frameworks, tooling, and patterns to identify high-impact improvements.
- Lead platform investments that simplify development, reduce friction, and improve consistency.
- Partner with product, platform, design, and infrastructure teams on scalable technical patterns and long-term architecture.
- Shape data-fetching patterns across hybrid GraphQL and REST systems.
- Establish reusable abstractions, technical standards, best practices, and documentation.
- Mentor engineers and influence technical direction through architecture reviews and design discussions.
- Contribute to a high-scale web platform serving millions of users and enabling hundreds of engineers.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of web software engineering experience building and evolving client-side data architecture in large-scale applications.
- Deep understanding of caching, consistency, latency, reliability, and developer ergonomics in modern web clients.
- Expert-level JavaScript or TypeScript coding skills; Python experience is optional.
- Knowledge of Node.js, server-side rendering, and GraphQL frameworks such as Relay.
- Strong experience with both GraphQL and REST.
- Ability to evaluate complex systems, define pragmatic architectural direction, and lead cross-team execution.
- Experience establishing reusable patterns and technical standards that improve maintainability.
- Strong technical leadership, mentorship, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

## Compensation
- Base salary: $177,185–$364,795 USD.
- Equity eligible.

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