Engineering Manager II, Media Rendering
crypto:applicationengineeringM2Data Engineering
Compensation
Not disclosed
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.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here .
What you’ll do:
Lead a cross-platform team responsible for image rendering and video playback across Pinterest apps and web.
Set the team’s technical direction and drive execution on quality, performance, and reliability for media experiences.
Partner closely with Media Transcoding, Performance, Data Science, Product and Infrastructure teams to improve how media is delivered and experienced across Pinterest.
Drive initiatives to reduce media load times, improve playback smoothness, and ensure high visual quality at scale.
Guide the team through platform and architectural decisions, balancing product needs, technical investments, and long-term maintainability.
Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.
Raise the bar on engineering excellence through strong operational practices, performance m