Sr. Software Engineer

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 about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

Pinterest's Data Privacy Engineering team builds access control, auditing, and data handling services and solutions used across the company to power Pinterest experiences. AI is transforming how software is built, data is analyzed, and users interact with software. We're looking for a Senior Engineer based in Dublin to help build the next generation of Data Privacy solutions for AI platforms, ensuring agents interact with data responsibly and transparently.

What you’ll do:

Design services and processes used to safely onboard new AI use cases

Create isolated environments to enable secure agent-driven data processing without direct data exposure

Design and maintain an auditing pipeline to monitor and log all AI sandbox data egress

Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams across Pinterest to identify and tackle new data privacy challenges

What we’re looking for:

Strong coding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to contribute hands-on across multiple technology stacks

Strong cross-team communication skills with the ability to plan and execute complex, multi-stakeholder projects

Hands-on experience with AI-based engineering

Some understanding of access controls, security systems, or data governance frameworks

Experience with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms is a strong plus

Comfort with experiment-driven development and an eagerness to tackle novel, ambiguous technical challenges

Bachelor's degree or higher 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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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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.

Location based applicants

€92.223 - €161.390 EUR

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.