About the Position

Engineering Manager II, iOS Modernization

Location: Toronto, Canada
Department: Engineering
Type: Full-time

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.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and grow a specialized team of iOS engineers.
Set the team’s technical vision and roadmap in partnership with Client Platforms and cross-functional product teams.
Drive platform modernization that helps product teams adopt modern client architectures and build high-quality experiences.
Improve client stability, health metrics, browser compatibility, runtime frameworks, and critical dependency currency.
Establish clear operating rhythms for planning, two-week sprints, risk management, and monthly stakeholder updates.
Hire, onboard, and develop engineers, creating an inclusive, high-performing team with clear expectations and growth opportunities.
Use AI to accelerate engineering workflows and modernization while applying judgment and verification to maintain code quality, security, and reliability.

Requirements

10+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years of engineering management experience, with strong iOS technical depth and judgment. Ability to engage in architecture and design reviews, challenge tradeoffs, and uphold a high bar for execution quality.
Experience partnering with Senior and Staff engineers to build high-impact roadmaps; aligning priorities across teams; and driving delivery through ambiguity and competing stakeholder needs.
Experience building platform capabilities that improve product-engineering productivity and effectiveness, while improving engineering quality, client reliability, platform health, and developer velocity.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build alignment across engineering and product partners.
Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day workflows, with a strong practice of validating AI-assisted work and maintaining ownership of final outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.

We Offer

Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
Be part of a team that is shaping the future of inspiration and creativity.
Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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Engineering Manager II, iOS Modernization

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