About the company
Millions of people around the world come to Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and technical direction of critical Security Operations systems, automation and developer-facing security capabilities
- Design and build reliable production services, infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code that govern Pinterest’s cloud resources and software delivery workflows
- Develop scalable guardrails and paved paths for areas such as identity and access, infrastructure changes, cloud configuration, service hardening and CI/CD security
- Improve how Pinterest identifies, prioritizes and remediates security issues by integrating vulnerability signals, automating triage and creating clear accountability
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and technical design through implementation, adoption and operational maturity
- Establish engineering standards and provide technical guidance that improve the quality, reliability and effectiveness of security systems and partner teams, using AI responsibly to accelerate this work
- Apply AI to accelerate engineering and security analysis while defining appropriate validation, data-handling and accountability practices
Requirements
- Experience designing, building and operating complex production systems in security engineering, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or a related area
- Strong experience with AWS security architecture, Terraform and infrastructure-as-code, ideally in large-scale or multi-account environments
- Experience in one or more relevant areas such as cloud governance, CI/CD security, vulnerability management, security automation, compliance platforms or developer security tooling
- Demonstrated ownership of complex or ambiguous technical initiatives, including defining architecture, evaluating tradeoffs and delivering impact beyond a single team
- Strong software engineering judgment across system design, APIs, reliability, observability, testing and the safe operation of security-critical systems
- Ability to influence technical decisions, communicate complex risks clearly and raise engineering effectiveness through design reviews, mentorship and responsible use of AI
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
Conditions
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance
- Base salary range: $155,584 - $320,320 USD
- The position is also eligible for equity
- US based applicants only