Sr. Security Software Engineer, Corporate Security

San Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteFull TimeSenior$155,584–$320,320 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Security Software Engineer for its Corporate Security team. This role involves designing and implementing innovative solutions to protect company systems and data, focusing on enterprise security challenges. Key responsibilities include developing automation and tooling for vulnerability scanning and incident triage, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, consulting on secure system design, conducting code reviews, and championing security automation culture. The role requires implementing secure engineering practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging AI to enhance security processes while ensuring verification and accountability. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5+ years in corporate security or security software engineering are required.

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 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.

This role is part of Pinterest’s Corporate Security team and will collaborate closely with engineers to tackle complex enterprise security challenges. You will have the opportunity to design and implement innovative solutions that protect Pinterest’s systems and data. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring the safety and resilience of the company’s enterprise environment.

What you’ll do:

Automation & Tooling - Develop scripts, tools, and automated pipelines to streamline vulnerability scanning, incident triage processes. Integrate security tools within CI/CD pipelines.

Security Architecture & Code Review - Consult and engineer secure-by-design systems. Conduct design and code reviews to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security flaws early in the development lifecycle.

Champion Security Automation Culture: Advocate for and educate team members on secure coding, automation practices, and emerging security technologies.

Implement Secure Engineering Practices - Design, develop, and maintain software systems with security best practices integrated throughout the development lifecycle.

Collaborate with XFN Teams - Partner with security engineers and IT to improve detection and remediation of threats across infrastructure and applications.

Use AI to accelerate analysis and iteration, while applying judgment and verification to ensure correctness and quality.

Leverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering and review processes.

What we’re looking for:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, a related field or equivalent experience.

5+ years of experience in corporate security or security related software engineering role.

Linux/UNIX, macOS or Windows internals with an emphasis on proactive hardening.

Experience working in conjunction with IT architectural and infrastructure groups to coordinate and implement roadmaps for future scalability, growth, and capacity.

Fleet management experience (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Terraform or similar).

Cloud computing experience (infrastructure or security experience both valuable).

Systems security experience (e.g. hardening a corporate identity environment).

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.

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 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 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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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.
US based applicants only
$155,584—$320,320 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.

Sample Pinterest interview questions

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Design a typeahead box for a search engine
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Design a rate limiter
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Design a product recommendation system
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Design a system for detecting fraudulent transactions at Pinterest
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5
Design a system for managing Pinterest's newsfeed.
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