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Staff Software Engineer, LLM Internal Tooling

Pinterest
San Francisco, CA Intern
POSTED ON 8/5/2025 CLOSED ON 9/3/2025

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About Pinterest

Millions of people around the world come to our platform 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, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

Intro

We are looking for inquisitive, well-rounded Full-stack engineers to join our IT Software Engineering team to develop internal tooling leveraging LLM solutions and collaborating with various teams to introduce cutting-edge LLM use cases. You will have the unique opportunity to work on numerous LLM projects, creating tooling that will substantially improve the productivity of Pinterest employees.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead technical projects to build and maintain LLM tools & integrations that are focused on internal productivity.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in LLM technologies and tooling practices to continuously improve internal tools and processes.
  • Work closely with cross-functional business partners across Pinterest functions and IT teams to identify high impact software solutions.


What We’re Looking For

  • 7 years experience in full stack development; familiarity with tech stacks such as React, Flask, Django.
  • Expertise in Python and Javascript/Typescript (Node.js)
  • Experience with building LLM related tooling.
  • Expertise with building enterprise tooling solutions from the ground up.
  • Passion for the application developments and hands-on experience in building many internal tools.
  • Experience as a technical lead.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.


Relocation Statement:

  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.


In-Office Requirement Statement

  • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  • 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.


At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$170,371—$350,763 USD

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

Salary : $170,371 - $350,763

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