Ios Platform Tech Lead

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About Pinterest
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
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As the iOS Platform Tech Lead you'll be responsible for the technical direction, strategy and health of our iOS platform. You'll ensure that our technology can deliver on the business/product requirements necessary to make Pinterest successful. This means working with other leads to set and execute a long-term strategy for iOS, aligning the strategy with other clients where it makes sense and communicating to leadership our current status and path to having a world-class iOS platform. You'll also foster a healthy iOS community where all iOS engineers can learn best practices, collaborate effectively and understand our technical direction.
What You’ll Do

• Scale your leadership through both direct mentorship and via best practices, processes, training and tools.
• Champion and drive large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that improve the iOS platform
• Develop strong partnerships with product teams to understand and proactively address future technology needs and current developer pain points
• Be the technical point of contact for decisions that impact the whole iOS platform and for cross-functional partners like recruiting, business development and legal
• Act as the ultimate “customer representative” for engineers on iOS including representing needs to leadership and prioritizing projects on the platform teams that ensure high quality features and a world-class developer experience
• Ensure solid technical plans are in place for projects within iOS via direct review or delegation

What We’re Looking For

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Track record for being a champion of developer velocity and feature quality
• Knowledge of (and a passion for) current trends and best practices in client architecture
• Track record of delivering large, cross-functional projects across multiple organizations
• Deep expertise building iOS systems at scale with modern frameworks

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$247,000—$382,700 USD
Our Commitment To Diversity
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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify [email protected] for support.