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# Staff Software Engineer, Service Communications

- **Company:** Pinterest
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $177,185.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Data Transmissions, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Service Discovery, Istio, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/17430842/Staff-Software-Engineer-Service-Communications-California-San-Francisco

## About the Role

* 6+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience, specifically within distributed systems or RPC framework development.
 * Deep technical expertise in service mesh technologies such as Envoy or Istio, including hands-on experience with L7 proxying.
 * Proficiency across multiple languages (Java, Python, C++) and a track record of building internal libraries or developer tools.
 * Strong understanding of service security, including mTLS adoption and identity management via SPIFFE/SPIRE.
 * Proven ability to design highly available and efficient distributed systems at massive scale.
 * Demonstrated experience driving the adoption of complex platform capabilities across diverse cross-functional engineering teams.
 * Demonstrated experience using AI to accelerate engineering workflows, with a clear approach to validating accuracy and quality.
 * Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.

## Description

* Architect and deploy advanced service mesh features, focusing on service discovery, traffic shaping, and deep observability using Envoy proxy.
 * Lead the organization-wide adoption of service identity and mTLS to satisfy critical AAA security requirements for service-to-service paths.
 * Design traffic optimization primitives like locality-aware routing to materially reduce data transfer costs for high-volume service traffic.
 * Maintain and modernize service framework libraries in Java, Python, and C++, enhancing the developer experience and operational reliability.
 * Collaborate with service owners across the company to drive adoption and refine infrastructure requirements for emerging feature needs.
 * Partner with infrastructure peers on multi-region and multi-cloud strategies that rely on robust service communication primitives.
 * Use AI to accelerate analysis and iteration, while applying judgment and verification to ensure correctness and quality.
 * Join the team oncall rotation to manage incident response, perform post-mortems, and drive long-term reliability improvements., * 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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