University Grad Software Engineer 2027 (USA)
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Description
- Expect real projects, supportive teammates, and plenty of opportunities to explore ideas that make a difference for our teams and Pinners
- Deliver code that is well-documented, tested, and operable
- Execute scoped technical tasks end-to-end to help build the future of Pinterest
- Take ownership of the completion, quality, and maintainability of your tasks and projects
- Leverage AI tools in your daily engineering workflow to accelerate delivery—brainstorming approaches, writing and refining code, and producing clear documentation
- Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional partners to build products, systems, and tools that support Pinterest
- Proactively communicate ideas and perspectives with candor, and continue growing professionally through feedback, learning, and development opportunities
- Contribute to engineering work across backend, full stack, mobile, web, and security domains, depending on team
- We’re looking for inquisitive, collaborative university grads to join our engineering teams. Working closely with mentors and product, design, data, and back‑end engineers, you’ll learn how large‑scale systems operate and play a meaningful role in building new technologies, features, and tools
- Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Must be available to start full-time between January 2027 and September 2027
- Strong communication skills and product sense
- Passion for Pinterest, comfort with ambiguity, and a growth mindset with a willingness to continuously learn
- Previous software engineering internship experience strongly preferred
- At least one year of programming experience through internships, research, coursework, teaching, personal projects, open source, or hackathons
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, expected by June 2027
- Familiarity using AI as a learning, productivity, and engineering tool, and as an iterative coding partner, to accelerate engineering work while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, security, and when to ask for help
- Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C++, and familiarity with relevant frameworks, tools, or technologies such as React or similar. Technical requirements vary by team