University Grad Software Engineer 2027 (USA)

About the Role

Pinterest is looking for inquisitive, collaborative university graduates to join our engineering teams. You will work closely with mentors and product, design, data, and back-end engineers to learn how large-scale systems operate and play a meaningful role in building new technologies, features, and tools. Expect real projects, supportive teammates, and opportunities to explore ideas.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver code that is well-documented, tested, and operable.
• Execute scoped technical tasks end-to-end.
• Take ownership of the completion, quality, and maintainability of 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.
• Contribute to engineering work across backend, full stack, mobile, web, and security domains.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, expected by June 2027.
• Must be available to start full-time between January 2027 and September 2027.
• At least one year of programming experience through internships, research, coursework, teaching, personal projects, open source, or hackathons.
• Familiarity using AI as a learning, productivity, and engineering tool, and as an iterative coding partner.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C++.
• Familiarity with relevant frameworks, tools, or technologies such as React or similar.
• Technical requirements vary by team.
• Previous software engineering internship experience strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills and product sense.
• Passion for Pinterest, comfort with ambiguity, and a growth mindset with a willingness to continuously learn.

Work Model

• Some employees will work in a hybrid model (commutable distance to one of our offices, with in-person collaboration approximately 1–2 times per week).
• Some will work fully remote within approved locations.
• Specific location and work style will be confirmed during the interview and offer process.