[Remote] Staff Data Engineer, tvScientific

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and new possibilities, and they are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to implement robust data infrastructure for tvScientific. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to evolve core data pipelines and design data solutions that meet business needs.


Responsibilities

  • Design and implement robust data infrastructure in AWS, using Spark with Scala
  • Evolve our core data pipelines to efficiently scale for our massive growth
  • Store data in optimal engines and formats, matching your designs to our performance needs and cost factors
  • Collaborate with our cross-functional teams to design data solutions that meet business needs
  • Design and implement knowledge graphs, exposing their functionality both via Batch Processing and APIs
  • Leverage and optimize AWS resources while designing for scale
  • Collaborate closely with our Data Science and Product teams
  • Successful design and implementation of scalable and efficient data infrastructure
  • Timely delivery and optimization of data assets and APIs
  • High attention to detail in implementation of automated data quality checks
  • Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams

Skills

  • Production data engineering 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
  • Familiarity with data lakes, cloud warehouses, and storage formats
  • Strong proficiency in AWS services
  • Expertise in SQL for data manipulation and extraction
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 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
  • Experience in adtech
  • 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 table formats like Apache Iceberg, Delta
  • Previous experience building out a Data Engineering function
  • Proven experience working closely with Data Science teams on machine learning pipelines

Benefits

  • Equity

Company Overview

  • Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.

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