Engineering Manager II, Media Rendering

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- Lead a cross-platform team responsible for image rendering and video playback across Pinterest apps and web.

- Set the team's technical direction and drive execution on quality, performance, and reliability for media experiences.

- Partner closely with Media Transcoding, Performance, Data Science, Product and Infrastructure teams to improve how media is delivered and experienced across Pinterest.

- Drive initiatives to reduce media load times, improve playback smoothness, and ensure high visual quality at scale.

- Guide the team through platform and architectural decisions, balancing product needs, technical investments, and long-term maintainability.

- Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.

- Raise the bar on engineering excellence through strong operational practices, performance measurement, testing, and release quality.

- Help Pinterest adopt new media technologies and formats in ways that improve the user experience for a global audience.

- 9+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise in iOS or Android and solid familiarity with web technologies.

- 5+ years of engineering management experience leading strong client or platform engineering teams.

- Deep understanding of client performance, including profiling, instrumentation, and performance optimization.

- Strong technical foundation in media rendering, image delivery, video streaming, and client-side performance.

- Experience working with media frameworks such as AVFoundation and ExoPlayer.

- A track record of delivering meaningful improvements to product experience, system performance, or engineering efficiency.

- Ability to lead work across platforms and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners.

- Clear communication skills, strong technical judgment, and a people-focused leadership approach.

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 2 times/month and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: SF or PA.

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