Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid
$285k–$450k/yr
About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring e…
Skills: Technical Strategy, Indexing Infrastructure, Retrieval Systems, System Design, Machine Learning
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$125k–$200k/yr
About the role This reporter will break consequential news about AI data center projects and the changing economics behind them by getting inside the leading data center developers, AI cloud providers and their biggest c…
Skills: Journalism, Reporting, Business reporting, Finance reporting, Technology reporting
California, United States · On-site
Apple is seeking an optical engineer with a passion for translating next-generation display technologies to reality. You will bridge design, testing, and manufacturing by validating that our optical simulation models acc…
Skills: Optical Engineering, Optical Simulation, LightTools, FDTD, RCWA
Irvine, California, United States · On-site
$207k–$275k/yr
Company Description WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made acce…
Skills: Patent law, IP transactions, Patent prosecution, Contract negotiation, Due diligence
San Francisco, California, United States · Remote OK
We are seeking a Healthcare Data Scientist (Real-World Evidence) to answer complex healthcare and biopharma questions using large-scale real-world data and help shape the next generation of AI-powered clinical research. …
Skills: Data Science, Real-world Evidence, SQL, Python, R
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$200k/yr
About River Markets I’m Antonin, co-founder and CTO of River Markets. Oscar (CEO) and I spent 3 years as quants in HFT shops and hedge funds. At nights and weekends we started trading predictions markets for fun and buil…
Skills: Python, Go, Rust, System design, API design
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$190k–$290k/yr
The Organization At TWG AI, we drive innovation and business transformation across a range of industries—including financial services, insurance, technology, media, and sports—by leveraging data and AI as core assets. Ou…
Skills: DeFi, Blockchain, On-chain surveillance, Data engineering, EVM
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$250k/yr
About River Markets River Markets is building the prime brokerage and execution layer for prediction markets: the infrastructure professional and institutional traders need to access, trade, and manage risk across venues…
Skills: Financial operations, NFA/CFTC reporting, Customer-fund segregation, General ledger, Treasury management
Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote OK
$118k–$172k/yr
Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! Our EIS (Enterprise Information Services) applications department achieved Epic Honor Roll - Magna Cum Laude. EIS was also named one of the "Best Places to Work in IT 2025" by Computerwo…
Skills: Epic Cadence, Decision Tree Design, Provider Template Optimization, Workflow Re-engineering, Project Management
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$128k–$192k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Build reliability engineering, Manufacturing engineering, People management, Failure analysis, Fault tree analysis
San Mateo, California, United States · Hybrid
$345k–$399k/yr
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblo…
Skills: C++, Physics simulation, Numerical methods, Multithreading, SIMD optimization
San Francisco, California, United States · Remote OK
$65k–$70k/yr
BDR/SDR – Brave Search API SF hybrid or Remote - USA preferred About Brave Brave is on a mission to protect the human right to privacy online. We’ve built a free web browser that blocks creepy ads and trackers by default…
Skills: Lead generation, Prospecting, Cold calling, Salesforce, HubSpot
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$23/hr–$38/hr
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this poss…
Skills: Mechanical tools, Heavy machinery operation, Fluid components, Electromechanical components, Schematic reading
San Francisco, California, United States · Remote OK
$290k–$376k/yr
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translati…
Skills: Data science, Team leadership, AI product development, Statistical methods, Experimentation
Costa Mesa, California, United States · On-site
$129k–$171k/yr
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century…
Skills: Technical program management, Hardware development, Software development, Embedded systems, Robotics
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$260k/yr
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: SEC Filings, Corporate Governance, Securities Law, Nasdaq Compliance, Executive Compensation
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$150k/yr
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: C, Python, Embedded Firmware, RTOS, PCIe
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$230k–$265k/yr
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: DFT Strategy, 2.5D/3D Packaging, PCIe Gen3/4/5/6, Scan Insertion, ATPG
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: High-speed SerDes, Optical Connectivity, Signal Integrity, PCIe Gen 5/6/7, UALink
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$237k–$250k/yr
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: System Validation, Python, PCIe, CXL, NVMe
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The Principal Engineer will lead the technical strategy and execution for indexing and retrieval infrastructure across Core, Ads, and Shopping. This role involves driving modernization initiatives, mentoring senior engineers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve system performance and cost efficiency.
Candidates must possess deep expertise in building large-scale indexing, search, or recommendation systems and demonstrate strong technical leadership across multiple organizations. A bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field is required, along with a proven ability to drive complex platform decisions and utilize AI in engineering workflows.
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
Pinterest is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the technical strategy and execution for our Indexing & Retrieval Infrastructure across Core, Ads, and Shopping. This role sits at the center of our delivery infrastructure organization and will shape how fresh, relevant, and cost-efficient candidates are generated for the discovery experiences that power Pinterest at scale.
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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.
Bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. It's the visual inspiration platform where more than 600 million monthly active users worldwide come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments.
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