How Pinterest Hired 22 Engineers for Its Mexico City Hub

In short: CodersLink operated as an extension of Pinterest’s recruiting organization in Mexico. Rather than employing or managing the engineers, CodersLink supported the hiring engine behind Pinterest’s own Mexico City team: sourcing candidates, vetting profiles, coordinating interviews, and expanding local awareness of the available engineering opportunities. 

Phase 1  —  Build the recruiting framework :

• Sourced and initially vetted engineering candidates in Mexico.

• Defined the recruiting workflow between CodersLink and Pinterest’s internal talent team.

• Established screening criteria around experience, English proficiency, and role-specific requirements.
  
  

Phase 2 — Extend recruiting capacity: 

•  Sourced and initially vetted engineering candidates in Mexico. 

•  Coordinated interviews and candidate movement through Pinterest’s hiring process  

•  Fed qualified talent directly into Pinterest’s own careers and evaluation infrastructure. 

Phase 3 — Expand market reach:

• Supported candidate outreach beyond direct sourcing.

• Activated email, social, referrals, communities, and recruiting events. 

• Increased awareness of Pinterest’s new Mexico City engineering opportunities.

Key decision:  Pinterest kept ownership of its engineering team and hiring decisions while CodersLink provided the local recruiting capacity needed to scale the search in Mexico.

The Team:  Pinterest expanded its Mexico City engineering organization with support from CodersLink’s RPO team. Over the documented 12-month engagement, CodersLink contributed to 22 engineering hires while supporting recruiting across multiple technical functions and three initial engineering groups.

Roles supported

•  Full Stack Engineering

• Backend Engineering

• iOS & Android Engineering
• Front End Engineering
• QA Engineering
• Engineering Management
  

   

Recruiting capabilities
 Local talent sourcing · Candidate vetting · Interview coordination · Talent outreach · Candidate marketing  

The Metrics:  The partnership between CodersLink and Pinterest supported the expansion of its Mexico City engineering hub, resulting in 22 engineering hires over a 12-month period across multiple technical functions. 

→ Metric #1 —  3 developers hired 

• • CodersLink supported Pinterest’s RPO engagement in Mexico, contributing to 22 documented engineering hires. 

→ Metric #2 —  12-month hiring timeline

• • The recruiting engagement supported Pinterest’s Mexico City engineering expansion over a documented 12-month period. 

→ Metric #3 —  3 engineering teams supported

• • Hiring supported Pinterest’s initial Discovery Measurements, Product Excellence, and Client Excellence teams in Mexico City.

What this enabled

• Added recruiting capacity for Pinterest’s Mexico City expansion. 

• Access to specialized engineering talent in the Mexican market.

• Concurrent hiring across multiple engineering disciplines. 

• Recruiting support integrated into Pinterest’s own hiring process.

• Pinterest retained ownership of hiring decisions and its engineering organization.