Machine Learning Engineer Intern Interview Experience
October 19, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online via referral and received an online assessment link instantly. The interview was pretty hard and heavily loaded, with 6 questions in 7 minutes. It included:
- Three multiple-choice questions
- One general coding question
- Two implementation questions for machine learning algorithms
Questions
Implementation: K-Means and KNN
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Pinterest Machine Learning Engineer Intern role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer Intern roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral75%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Machine Learning Engineer Intern interview process in United States.
Pinterest Work Experiences
5.0
Nice culture, cool people, remote work
Machine Learning Engineer Intern • Former Employee
November 18, 2024
Pros: Everyone was really welcoming and happy to make connections, even though the entire internship was remote.
Cons: Although I agree remote work life is very flexible, I didn't enjoy being remote.
5.0
Friendly Remote Team
Machine Learning Engineer Intern • Former Employee
September 1, 2025
Pros: I was on a fully remote team. Everyone was super nice and friendly.
Cons: wasn't able to connect on a personal level since it was remote.
2.0
Opinions of Pinterest from a former Pinployee
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 27, 2015
Pros: Amazing talent, fast pace, awesome CEO, great potential in the market, cool technology stack, fun environment. Employees are well cared for.
Cons: Bad upper management (but not the CEO, he's awesome), chronic disorganization, internal politics are completely opaque, and the very young workforce lacks some degree of insight.
- 5.0Nice culture, cool people, remote workMachine Learning Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeNovember 18, 2024Pros: Everyone was really welcoming and happy to make connections, even though the entire internship was remote.Cons: Although I agree remote work life is very flexible, I didn't enjoy being remote.
- 5.0Friendly Remote TeamMachine Learning Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSeptember 1, 2025Pros: I was on a fully remote team. Everyone was super nice and friendly.Cons: wasn't able to connect on a personal level since it was remote.
- 2.0Opinions of Pinterest from a former PinployeeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2015Pros: Amazing talent, fast pace, awesome CEO, great potential in the market, cool technology stack, fun environment. Employees are well cared for.Cons: Bad upper management (but not the CEO, he's awesome), chronic disorganization, internal politics are completely opaque, and the very young workforce lacks some degree of insight.
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