As the Trust Tools Tech Lead, you will play a pivotal role in directing Pinterest's technical vision for Trust and Safety tooling and collaborating with sub-team leaders to improve and build scalable and stable engineering systems. You will have a broad scope of responsibilities, including leading areas related to content moderation, strike systems, compliance and legal tooling etc. You'll consistently work closely with stakeholders across Pinterest, not only to shape the technical strategy, but also to identify problems and propose innovative solutions in the Trust tooling space, subsequently ensuring their successful implementation.

What you’ll do:

• Set up the long-term technical vision and strategy for Trust tooling and proactively identify areas for technical innovation and improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders from product management, legal and ops teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Partner closely with other engineering teams and cross functional partners to create robust, scalable, and high-quality solutions
• Define and influence architectural and strategic direction for the Trust and Safety tooling.
• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of sophisticated systems
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the engineering teams, promoting knowledge sharing, mentoring, and professional development

What we're looking for:

• Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience having led 0-1 development of products and solutions.
• Demonstrated experience as a technical lead with deep understanding and expertise in system/software architecture.
• Professional proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, or C++.
• Proven success in technical leadership and mentorship of multiple teams.
• Experience in translating abstract product needs into a technical vision
• Ability to design and work with multiple layers: the API, data storage & architecture, data retrieval
• Deep understanding of business process and workflow improvements
• Understanding of big data architecture for low latency high volume transactions
• Experience with frontend development, security, machine learning is a plus.
• 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.