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Engineering Manager II, Search Discovery Experience

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Engineering Manager II, Search Discovery Experience

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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, were on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

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, were 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 others unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? Its Possible.

Pinterest is where hundreds of millions of people come to search for ideasfrom dinner recipes to design inspiration to what to wear next. Were reimagining how people search on Pinterest, starting with the entry point.

Were looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Search Discovery Experience team. This team owns how users start their search journeyacross all surfaces and platforms and input types. That includes the search bar, autocomplete, the search landing page, multimodal input (text, image, voice), and how we understand and disambiguate intent.

This is a high-visibility, 01 role focused on building the next generation of search experiencespowered by AI, rooted in context, and designed to feel conversational and intuitive.

What You'll Do

• Lead a cross-platform team (iOS, Android, Web, Backend) building the core entry points into Search
• Define and deliver a roadmap for multimodal, context-aware, and assistive search input
• Build scalable, performant systems for autocomplete, query understanding, and multi-modal search entries
• Collaborate with PM, Design, ML, and infra teams to create seamless search experiences across surfaces
• Drive 01 product and infra development with a strong bias toward iteration and speed.
• Hire, grow, and mentor engineers across levels while building a healthy, high-performing team

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of engineering management experience and 6+ years of experience building consumer products.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across frontend and backend.
• Strong technical background in at least one area: mobile, web, backend.
• Experience with search systems, autocomplete, or intent understanding is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to partner closely with PM/design on 01 product development.
• Passion for building fast, assistive, and AI-powered user experience.s
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with high ambiguity and high upside.
• Bachelor's/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 per half 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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