Security Software Engineer, Pinterest

Internal Identity & Access Management

$123.7-254.7k

+ Equity

React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Python

Terraform

C++

Puppet

Golang

Junior and Mid level

Remote from US

More information about location

Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

1001+ employees

B2BLifestyleSocialDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertising

Be an early applicant

$123.7-254.7k

+ Equity

React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Python

Terraform

C++

Puppet

Golang

Junior and Mid level

Remote from US

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BLifestyleSocialDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertising

Company mission

To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A security background is not necessary but ideal candidates will have familiarity with the problems or related spaces, such as Infrastructure or Identity
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
2+ years of software development experience
Experienced in developing features end to end, with preferred experience developing them in distributed systems
Experience with critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)
Demonstrated ability to prototype and use AI tooling to improve reliability and quality of day-to-day workflow and system performance
High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables
Experience in some of the following areas is a strong plus:
Identity, Account Security, Authentication/Authorization (OAuth, SAML, RBAC) protocols
AWS or other public cloud infrastructure, containerization such as Kubernetes
Infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, Puppet, etc.)
Familiarity with networking protocols (Application layer)

What the job involves

The Internal Identity & Access Management (I2AM) team is responsible for critical production infrastructure that provides a foundational notion of Identity and strong authentication and authorization controls across Pinterest
Our backend is primarily written in Golang, Python with some C++ while our frontend tools are written in React and TypeScript
We’re looking for a software engineer who will help us build robust tooling to define and evaluate access controls across production infrastructure
Contribute to the technical roadmap for identity and authorization controls for users, services and AI Agents
Design, implement, and maintain mission-critical features that will help us deliver robust IAM infrastructure and libraries to our customers
Leverage Agentic AI to improve systems and least privilege, while applying judgment and verification to ensure correctness and quality. Improve code quality and system performance using AI Coding Agents
As member of the Infrastructure Security team, build performant and resilient AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Auditing) platform controls into various high-traffic services including our AI Agents, online/offline data platforms, databases, service mesh. (Envoy) and other critical infrastructure components

Our take

Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.

Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and X, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 600M by late 2025.

With this type of success, Pinterest's future feels full of possibility. Recent industry chatter suggests that OpenAI may be eyeing the platform, which has sparked exciement for some and concern for others. While nothing is confirmed, the discussion highlights just how valuable Pinterest has become. Whether through potential partnerships or continues independent growth, Pinterest is very much going to keep on innovation and growing.

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Insights

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Bill Ready

(CEO)

Prior to joining Pinterest in 2022, Bill was the President of Commerce, Payments & Emerging Markets at Google.

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