Manager of Engineering

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing engineering teams in infrastructure, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, cloud systems, distributed systems, or similar technical areas
• Experience managing and developing teams that build or operate large-scale cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, shared compute platforms, or other production systems
• Experience setting a multi-quarter technical strategy and delivering through senior engineers
• Technical experience in public cloud, highly available distributed systems, Kubernetes or shared-compute platforms, and production operations
• A strong reliability mindset and experience leading teams responsible for the operational quality of production systems
• Experience leading cross-functional infrastructure programs and communicating reliability, security, cost, capacity, and delivery tradeoffs to partner teams
• Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day work
• Strong record of evaluating AI-assisted work through testing, source checking, data validation, or peer review
• High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables
• Experience managing a Production Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or similarly production-focused infrastructure team
• Experience with managed Kubernetes services, especially Amazon EKS or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Experience operating a large Kubernetes fleet or multi-tenant compute platform
• Experience with infrastructure as code, Kubernetes lifecycle management, observability, networking, or production upgrades
• Experience with GPU or machine-learning infrastructure, capacity management, cloud cost, or resource allocation What the job involves
• Pinterest is seeking a Manager II, Engineering to lead our Kubernetes Platform team. The team builds and operates the infrastructure and tooling that help engineers run reliable, scalable services on Kubernetes
• You will lead engineers working on production systems that need to be dependable, secure, efficient, and straightforward for customers to use
• You will work with partner teams across Pinterest to improve the platform, reduce operational friction, and make sound decisions when reliability, speed, cost, and security pull in different directions
• Lead a team of engineers responsible for Kubernetes platform infrastructure and the systems that support it
• Establish the team’s 12-month strategy, roadmap, and success measures
• Improve the reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency of the platform
• Drive architecture and technical decisions, including in areas that are new to you. Build context quickly, involve the right experts, and make decisions when the team needs direction
• Build automation, standard configurations, and self-service paths that reduce manual work for both the team and its customers
• Set a high bar for how the team operates production systems, including service health, observability, on-call, incident response, and safe changes
• Partner with engineering, product, finance, security, and cloud-provider teams on shared technical and operational challenges
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineers; empower senior technical leaders; and sustain an inclusive, accountable team
• Use AI to accelerate analysis, investigations, documentation, and repeatable workflows while applying judgment and verification to ensure quality