Pinterest tech stack
Pinterest builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, C++. Its stack also includes Ignite, PyTorch, AWS, Spark. Python is named in 40 of the 127 job postings Pinterest published in the last 12 months (31%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Pinterest, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Pinterest use?
Python is named in 31% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by SQL (24%), Java (14%), C++ (9%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Pinterest use?
Ignite is named in 24% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by PyTorch (24%), Flink (8%), TensorFlow (3%).
Ignite
30 24%
PyTorch
30 24%
Flink
10 8%
TensorFlow
4 3%
Ray
3 2%
React.js
3 2%
Hadoop
2 2%
Redux
2 2%
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What databases does Pinterest use?
Trino is named in 2% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by Presto (2%), Apache Iceberg (2%), Oracle (1%).
What cloud and platforms does Pinterest use?
AWS is named in 13% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by Spark (10%), Kubernetes (6%), Tableau (5%).
AWS
17 13%
Spark
13 10%
Kubernetes
8 6%
Tableau
6 5%
Apache Kafka
4 3%
Amazon EKS
3 2%
Adjust
2 2%
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What developer tools does Pinterest use?
Cursor is named in 7% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by OpenAI Codex (7%), Copilot (5%), Terraform (3%).
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What AI and ML technologies does Pinterest use?
LLM is named in 16% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (1%), VLM (1%).
Which engineering practices does Pinterest ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 22% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by AI Agents (16%), Recommender Systems (11%), Multimodal AI (10%).
AI Agents
20 16%
Multimodal AI
13 10%
CI/CD
10 8%
Platform Engineering
7 6%
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What does each Pinterest team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
30 postingsData Science
16 postingsProduct
16 postingsSales
12 postingsAI/ML
10 postingsHow does your stack fit Pinterest?
How much does Pinterest pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Pinterest postings with stated pay: $327k across 64 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 24 | $339k | +4% |
| SQL | 16 | $339k | +4% |
| AWS | 13 | $288k | −12% |
| Ignite | 11 | $209k | −36% |
| PyTorch | 11 | $209k | −36% |
| LLM | 9 | $429k | +31% |
| Java | 7 | $365k | +12% |
| TypeScript | 6 | $365k | +12% |
| C++ | 5 | $365k | +12% |
| Scala | 5 | $365k | +12% |
How is the Pinterest stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Pinterest stack?
Pinterest scores 83 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Pinterest stack in its industry?
Share of the 23 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Pinterest apart
Companies with a stack like Pinterest
Questions about the Pinterest tech stack
What programming languages does Pinterest use?
The languages named in Pinterest job postings are Python (31%), SQL (24%), Java (14%), C++ (9%), Scala (8%), as a share of the 127 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Pinterest use Ignite?
Yes. Ignite is named in 30 of 127 job postings (24%) and required in 30 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Pinterest use?
The cloud and platforms named in Pinterest job postings are AWS (17), Spark (13), Kubernetes (8) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Pinterest?
Backend postings at Pinterest most often require Python (18), Java (13), C++ (7), Scala (7), out of 30 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Pinterest tech stack changing?
Yes. RAG, Tool Use, Function Calling, SLI/SLO/SLA first appeared in Pinterest job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Pinterest tech stack?
Pinterest scores 83 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Pinterest tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Pinterest publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 127 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Pinterest tech stack: 133 technologies from 127 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/pinterest/technologies