Engineering Manager II, Programmatic Offsite Ads

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US

Hybrid

Posted April 6, 2026

Job Description

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.

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We’re seeking a talented Manager II, Engineering to take on a leadership role within the Programmatic Offsite Ads team. You will lead critical efforts to define, build, and evolve the ad features which power Pinterest’s ads business through off-platform supply partnerships.

You will be responsible for defining the strategic vision and roadmap for programmatic ads delivery. This includes driving advertiser performance and ensuring that ads are served across high-quality supply, all while adhering to industry standards for programmatic demand.

The Programmatic Offsite Ads team is part of Pinterest’s broader Programmatic Ads strategy working closely with the larger Monetization organization. We own and operate infrastructure which drives ad buys through OpenRTB standards. We partner with internal infra and ML teams to ensure off platform ads are delivered reliably and efficiently at scale.

What you’ll do:

In this pivotal role, you will take on the challenge of defining and executing the offsite ads strategy for programmatic ads at Pinterest.

Own the end‑to‑end strategy and roadmap for driving programmatic off-platform ads delivery, driving high‑quality outcomes which meet advertiser expectations.
Partner closely with Product, Design, Research, Sales, Policy, and the broader Monetization org to define new product features, and advertising experiences that balance user delight, advertiser outcomes, and platform integrity.
Lead experimentation and optimization of advertising campaigns, using A/B testing and rigorous measurement (e.g., viewability, engagement, conversion, advertiser performance, user sentiment) to drive continuous improvement.
Work with external supply partners to ensure our off-platform ads are well‑supported in the programmatic ecosystem, and that Pinterest’s creatives adhere to performance standards.
Collaborate with serving, infra, and ML teams to ensure that programmatic ads are backed by robust infrastructure, measurement, and policies
Lead mission‑critical initiatives involving 8-10 engineers across backend and frontend stacks, and directly influence their day‑to‑day work through mentorship, coaching, and clear technical direction.
Build and maintain a culture of inclusivity, craft, and operational excellence within the Programmatic Offsite Ads team.
Collaborate with stakeholders and partner teams across the organization to architect data lake storage and metadata management technologies to unlock big data and ML/AI innovations
Use AI to accelerate analysis, iteration, experimentation and time to market while applying judgment and verification to ensure correctness and quality

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