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 youll 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 were 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.
- Bachelors/Masters 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 were 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.
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Required Experience:
Manager