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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # software engineering engineer python golang computer science - **Company:** Pinterest - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $177,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Code Generation, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Routing, Network Protocols, Nginx, Load Balancing, Istio, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Golang - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1830786/ ## About the Role * 6+ years of experience in infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering, with a deep focus on traffic management systems (CDN, HTTP gateways, service mesh, or load balancing). * Experience with bot detection, scraping prevention, or automation traffic management systems is a plus. * Proficiency in C++, Golang, or Python, with experience developing L7 HTTP proxies such as Envoy, Nginx, Varnish, and Traefik. * Deep understanding of network protocols across L3-L7 and hands-on experience debugging production networking issues at scale. * Experience gathering requirements from internal users, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and delivering credible technical plans. * Proven ability to design distributed systems architectures and drive them from proposal through proof of concept to production. * Demonstrated experience using AI to accelerate engineering workflows (design exploration, code generation, operational analysis), with a clear approach to validating correctness and quality. * Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. ## Description * Build Edge systems that combine in-house implementation, open-source software like Envoy proxy, and multiple CDN & DNS providers. Balance what to build, what to leverage from the community, and what to orchestrate across vendors. * Drive automation traffic management efforts in the Edge space, designing solutions to manage bots and crawlers at scale. * Design and implement request processing logic in Envoy to support Edge capabilities such as routing, traffic classification, and enforcement. Write, review, and maintain code written in C++, Golang, and Python. * Collaborate with CDN vendors and internal platform teams to define integration points. * Study internal user pain points with the rate limiting platform and translate findings into a prioritized roadmap. * Mentor engineers within the team and demonstrate technical leadership through design reviews, pairing, and coaching. * Use AI to accelerate prototyping, analysis, and operational tasks, while applying engineering judgment to verify correctness and production-readiness * Participate in oncall for Edge systems and drive incident response, post-mortems, and reliability improvements., * We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. 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