Engineering Manager II, Programmatic Offsite Ads

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. 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 . 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., v

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