Manager II, Engineering - Kubernetes Platform

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Pinterest is seeking a Manager II, Engineering to lead our Kubernetes Platform team. The team builds and operates the infrastructure and tooling that help engineers run reliable, scalable services on Kubernetes.

You will lead engineers working on production systems that need to be dependable, secure, efficient, and straightforward for customers to use. You will work with partner teams across Pinterest to improve the platform, reduce operational friction, and make sound decisions when reliability, speed, cost, and security pull in different directions.

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of engineers responsible for Kubernetes platform infrastructure and the systems that support it.
• Establish the team’s 12-month strategy, roadmap, and success measures.
• Improve the reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency of the platform.
• Drive architecture and technical decisions, including in areas that are new to you. Build context quickly, involve the right experts, and make decisions when the team needs direction.
• Build automation, standard configurations, and self-service paths that reduce manual work for both the team and its customers.
• Set a high bar for how the team operates production systems, including service health, observability, on-call, incident response, and safe changes.
• Partner with engineering, product, finance, security, and cloud-provider teams on shared technical and operational challenges.
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineers; empower senior technical leaders; and sustain an inclusive, accountable team.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis, investigations, documentation, and repeatable workflows while applying judgment and verification to ensure quality.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minim

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

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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
$177,185 — $364,795 USD

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