University Grad Software Engineer 2027 (USA)

Summary

Pinterest is a platform that helps people discover creative ideas and plan meaningful experiences. The company is seeking university graduates to join its engineering teams, where they will work with mentors and cross-functional partners to build technologies, features, systems, and tools. Engineers will complete scoped technical projects, deliver quality code, use AI tools in their workflow, and contribute across backend, full stack, mobile, web, and security domains.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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, to accelerate engineering work while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, security, and when to ask for help
• 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++, and familiarity with relevant frameworks, tools, or technologies such as React or similar. Technical requirements vary by team
• 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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, to accelerate engineering work while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, security, and when to ask for help
• 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++, and familiarity with relevant frameworks, tools, or technologies such as React or similar. Technical requirements vary by team
• Strong communication skills and product sense
• Passion for Pinterest, comfort with ambiguity, and a growth mindset with a willingness to continuously learn

Nice to Haves

• Previous software engineering internship experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• The position is also eligible for equity.
• 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), and some will work fully remote within approved locations.