Staff Software Engineer, Big Data, tvScientific

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About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes. Our solution combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one, efficient platform. Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising, digital media, and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

We are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our identity services and data governance platform. This role is critical to ensuring trusted, privacy-safe, and well-governed data across the organization. You will work at the intersection of data engineering, identity resolution, privacy, and platform reliability. This is an individual contributor role, where you will work to define and implement a strategic vision for data engineering within the organization.

What you'll do:

Design and maintain a scalable identity resolution platform

Build pipelines and services to ingest, normalize, link, and version identity data across multiple sources

Ensure deterministic and probabilistic matching logic that is transparent, auditable, and measurable

Partner with product and analytics teams to expose identity data through reliable, well-documented APIs and datasets

Build and operate batch and streaming pipelines using modern data stack tools

Create clear documentation, standards, and runbooks for identity and governance systems

Own data governance foundations including data lineage, quality checks, schema enforcement, and access controls

Implement privacy-by-design principles (PII handling, consent enforcement, retention policies)

Collaborate with legal, privacy, and security teams to operationalize regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)

Establish monitoring and alerting for data quality, freshness, and integrity

What we're looking for:

Production data engineering experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related field or equivalent experience

Proficiency in Spark and Scala, with proven experience building data infrastructure in Spark using Scala

Experience in delivering significant technical initiatives and building reliable, large scale services

Experience in delivering APIs backed by relationship-heavy datasets

Experience implementing data governance practices, including data quality, metadata management, and access controls

Strong understanding of privacy-by-design principles and handling of sensitive or regulated data

Familiarity with data lakes, cloud warehouses, and storage formats

Strong proficiency in AWS services

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Successful design and implementation of scalable and efficient data infrastructure

High attention to detail in implementation of automated data quality checks

Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams

Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs

Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)

High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables

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.

Relocation Statement:

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

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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.

US based applicants only

$177,185 - $364,795 USD

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.