Pinterest tech stack
Pinterest builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, C++. Its stack also includes PyTorch, Spark, AWS, TensorFlow. Python is named in 104 of the 254 job postings Pinterest published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Pinterest, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Pinterest use?
Python is named in 41% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by SQL (29%), Java (16%), C++ (15%).
Python
104 41%
SQL
74 29%
Java
40 16%
C++
37 15%
JavaScript
17 7%
TypeScript
16 6%
Scala
14 6%
Go
13 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does Pinterest use?
PyTorch is named in 18% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by TensorFlow (7%), Hadoop (7%), Flink (6%).
PyTorch
45 18%
TensorFlow
18 7%
Hadoop
17 7%
Flink
15 6%
TensorFlow C++
13 5%
React.js
12 5%
Ray
4 2%
Redux
3 1%
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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 (1%), Oracle (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Pinterest use?
Spark is named in 11% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by AWS (10%), Kubernetes (6%), MLFlow (5%).
Spark
27 11%
AWS
26 10%
Kubernetes
15 6%
MLFlow
13 5%
Tableau
11 4%
Apache Kafka
6 2%
Amazon EKS
6 2%
GitHub
5 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 (6%), Terraform (3%).
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What AI and ML technologies does Pinterest use?
LLM is named in 17% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by VLM (2%), Claude (1%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Pinterest ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 32% of job postings at Pinterest, followed by Recommender Systems (14%), AI Agents (9%), Multimodal AI (7%).
AI Agents
23 9%
Multimodal AI
18 7%
NLP
17 7%
Computer Vision
15 6%
CI/CD
14 6%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
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
55 postingsData Science
34 postingsAI/ML
32 postingsProduct
24 postingsLeadership
17 postingsDesign
16 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: $337k across 171 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 71 | $339k | +1% |
| SQL | 51 | $337k | 0% |
| LLM | 30 | $390k | +16% |
| AWS | 24 | $324k | −4% |
| Java | 22 | $365k | +8% |
| PyTorch | 21 | $339k | +1% |
| C++ | 18 | $365k | +8% |
| Spark | 16 | $339k | +1% |
| Flink | 12 | $365k | +8% |
| Kubernetes | 12 | $365k | +8% |
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: 5; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Pinterest stack in its industry?
Share of the 120 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 (41%), SQL (29%), Java (16%), C++ (15%), JavaScript (7%), as a share of the 254 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Pinterest use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 45 of 254 job postings (18%) and required in 22 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Pinterest use?
The cloud and platforms named in Pinterest job postings are Spark (27), AWS (26), Kubernetes (15) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Pinterest?
Backend postings at Pinterest most often require Python (35), Java (19), C++ (16), TypeScript (13), out of 55 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Pinterest tech stack changing?
Yes. Incident Management, Knowledge Distillation, Model Distillation, Quantization 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: 5; 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 254 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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: 145 technologies from 254 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/pinterest/technologies