Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and helps users plan memorable experiences. They are seeking a Backend Engineer for tvScientific to design and build systems that manage contracts and billing, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial operations.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement backend systems for contract lifecycle management, including creation, versioning, approvals, amendments, and renewals
- Build and evolve contract management capabilities (e.g., terms, payouts, attribution rules, eligibility, and partner-specific logic) for our CPA Contract/Billing model
- Support the expansion of CPM billing model contracts, including rate management, impression-based calculations, and integrations with billing and finance systems
- Develop APIs and services that serve customers, internal operations teams, and finance stakeholders
- Partner closely with Product, Finance, and Data teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
- Ensure systems are auditable, accurate, and compliant, with strong data integrity guarantees
- Improve system observability, reliability, and performance as contract volume and complexity scale
- Own backend services and data models related to contracts and billing
- Lead technical design discussions and make pragmatic architectural decisions
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code with a strong focus on correctness
- Drive improvements in data consistency, validation, and error handling across contract workflows
- Review code and mentor other engineers, setting a high bar for backend quality
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support new deal structures and evolving business models
Skills
- Experience with billing/contract mechanisms (specifically affiliate platforms)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related field or equivalent experience
- Experience building large-scale full-stack products
- Deep understanding of web development and best practices in React/Redux
- Strong experience with programming languages Javascript and Python/Java
- Strong software engineering principles and practices
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs
- Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)
- High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables
- Experience working closely with finance or accounting teams
- Background in building audit-friendly or compliance-sensitive systems
Benefits
- The position is also eligible for equity.
- Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
- Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Company Overview
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.