Process
I received a recruiter phone call and completed a 60-minute first-round technical interview before being rejected. There would have been three more interviews had I advanced.
Questions
LeetCode question relating to strings.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Pinterest New Grad SWE role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their New Grad SWE roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Pinterest's New Grad SWE interview process in United States.
Pinterest Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Safety Concerns
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 23, 2024
Pros: Good benefits, company culture emphasized collaboration.
Cons: The office location was not the most safe.
5.0
Good place for mid-career engineers
Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 12, 2018
Pros: Great overall culture. It's small enough to build strong coworker communities and rethink fundamental systems, but big enough to have the volume and resources for ambitious systems to matter. Compensation is very good if you're a strong negotiator and have experience that Pinterest needs. Find good referrals.
Cons: Pinterest is unlike Facebook or Google in that it's still a smaller, pre-IPO company where the organizational plate tectonics haven't finished cooling.
I don't recommend it for more junior engineers because they can get lost in the cracks of these shifts until they wise up.
Junior engineers and new grads without a lot of internship experience should go to a FAANG first.
4.0
Good wlb and decent perks
Senior Mle • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
January 6, 2026
Pros: There was great WLB, no RTO, and the option to work remotely.
Cons: The company is pretty much stagnant in terms of growth.
- 5.0Great Culture, Safety ConcernsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 23, 2024Pros: Good benefits, company culture emphasized collaboration.Cons: The office location was not the most safe.
- 5.0Good place for mid-career engineersEngineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 12, 2018Pros: Great overall culture. It's small enough to build strong coworker communities and rethink fundamental systems, but big enough to have the volume and resources for ambitious systems to matter. Compensation is very good if you're a strong negotiator and have experience that Pinterest needs. Find good referrals.Cons: Pinterest is unlike Facebook or Google in that it's still a smaller, pre-IPO company where the organizational plate tectonics haven't finished cooling. I don't recommend it for more junior engineers because they can get lost in the cracks of these shifts until they wise up. Junior engineers and new grads without a lot of internship experience should go to a FAANG first.
- 4.0Good wlb and decent perksSenior Mle • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJanuary 6, 2026Pros: There was great WLB, no RTO, and the option to work remotely.Cons: The company is pretty much stagnant in terms of growth.
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