Pinterest backend engineering jobs

Pinterest has 24 open backend engineering roles: 15 in San Francisco, 8 in Palo Alto and 5 in Seattle. 12 of them state the pay; the middle half sits between $180k and $297k a year. Roles at Pinterest take 57 days to fill at the median.

Read from Pinterest's careers boardRebuilt 15 Oct 2026
open backend engineering roles
24
median stated pay
$254k
new in 7 days
0
median time to fill
57 days

Newest backend engineering roles

15 of 24
Staff Software Engineer, App Promotion
San Francisco · SeattleHybrid
$189k–$390kOct 6
Sr Software Engineer, EPD Ads
New York · San FranciscoHybrid
$156k–$320kOct 5
Software Engineer II, EPD Ads
New York · San FranciscoHybrid
$124k–$255kOct 5
Oct 1
$129k–$174kOct 1
$47k–$50kOct 1
$50k–$63kOct 1
Sep 22
$124k–$255kSep 19
$208k–$365kSep 9
Aug 10
$209k–$429kAug 10

All open roles at Pinterest

Where the roles are

San Francisco 15Palo Alto 8Seattle 5Toronto 4New York 4Dublin 1Zurich 1

By level

LevelOpen rolesMedian stated pay
Intern4—
Junior1—
Mid-level4—
Senior2—
Staff and principal11$290k
Lead2—

Other teams hiring at Pinterest

Product management 19AI and machine learning 18Marketing 17Sales 16Data science 10Management 7Early careers 7Engineering leadership 4Mobile engineering 3Legal 3

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Questions

How many backend engineering roles is Pinterest hiring for?

Pinterest has 24 open backend engineering roles as of 15 Oct 2026.

What does Pinterest pay for backend engineering roles?

12 of the 24 roles state the pay. The median of the posted ranges is $254k a year and the middle half sits between $180k and $297k (converted to US dollars).

Where are Pinterest's backend engineering roles?

Most are in San Francisco (15), Palo Alto (8) and Seattle (5).

How long do roles stay open at Pinterest?

Half of Pinterest's roles are filled or closed within 57 days of being posted, measured on the postings that closed on its own careers board.

Are these roles still open?

Every role is read from Pinterest's own careers board and re-checked at least every 48 hours. A role that closes leaves this page at the next nightly rebuild.

Source: Pinterest's own careers board, re-checked every 48 hoursUpdated 15 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0