Dive Brief:
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Social network site Pinterest has hired a former and a current Apple executive for its engineering and design departments.
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Michael Lopp was in the leadership team at Apple for more than six years and was most recently director of software technology company Palantir Technologies, Inc. Under his pen name/alter ego “Rands,” Lopp is a webcomic author, blogger, and software engineer.
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Bob Baxley has served as director of design for Apple’s e-commerce site and most recently as senior manager of design and product management for in-store applications at Apple.
Dive Insight:
With Michael Lopp in charge of product development and scaling infrastructure and Bob Baxley leading product design and research, Pinterest is upping its engineering and design game with these new hires.