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Pinterest is where people save and search images for ideas, from recipes to renovations, and it earns from advertising shown alongside those searches. Detection and response dominates its current security hiring, with security software engineers at the II, senior and staff levels working on detection, response and security operations, plus a Staff Technical Program Manager for security. The roles are open remotely in the US or in San Francisco and Seattle.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 4 security openings at Pinterest, and their stated salaries usually fall between $214k and $351k a year (midpoint $230k).
Pinterest security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTCStaff Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· todayDetails
$177,185–$364,795/yrSecurity Software Engineer II, Detection and Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$123,696–$254,667/yrSr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$155,584–$320,320/yrStaff Technical Program Manager, Security (opens the job details)
Leadership · Remote· 3mo agoDetails
$145,747–$300,067/yr
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Working at Pinterest
Launched in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, Pinterest trades on the New York Stock Exchange as PINS. Its security postings state $214k–$351k/yr typically (median $230k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings4 open roles at Pinterest, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Remote-eligible salaried roles with Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock.
Its security roles are remote within the United States, with San Francisco and Seattle also listed.
Salaries at Pinterest
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $230k/yr, across 4 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $124k/yr to $365k/yr.
Computed from 4 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecOps & IR | 3 | $214k–$356k/yr | $365k/yr |
| Leadership | 1 | $146k–$300k/hr1 rate | $300k/yr |
Pinterest's best-paid open roles
Sort all 4 by salaryStaff Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· todayDetails
$177,185–$364,795/yrSr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$155,584–$320,320/yrStaff Technical Program Manager, Security (opens the job details)
Leadership · Remote· 3mo agoDetails
$145,747–$300,067/yrSecurity Software Engineer II, Detection and Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$123,696–$254,667/yr
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What salary does Pinterest offer security staff?
Pinterest's security postings usually state $214k–$351k/yr, centred on $230k/yr, going by the 4 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $124k/yr and the highest $365k/yr.
What sort of company is Pinterest?
Launched in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, Pinterest trades on the New York Stock Exchange as PINS.
What is it like to work in security at Pinterest?
Its security postings state $214k–$351k/yr typically (median $230k/yr). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Pinterest's security roles?
Remote-eligible salaried roles with Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stock.
Where are Pinterest's security jobs based?
Its security roles are remote within the United States, with San Francisco and Seattle also listed.
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