Software Engineer Apprentice Interview Experience - California City, California
May 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process is as follows, as in 2025:
- OA (you won't make it to the next round unless you pass the threshold score)
- First round (easy LeetCode, but make sure you treat it as a real interview)
- Last round (regular SWE interview) & some behavioral (just study STAR)
Questions
Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Pinterest Software Engineer Apprentice role in California City, California.
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Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer Apprentice roles in California City, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer Apprentice interview process in California City, California.
Pinterest Work Experiences
5.0
Great Pay, Remote, Less Social
Software Engineer • Current Employee
California City, California, United States
October 5, 2025
Pros: Remote, good with life balance, great pay
Cons: May not be able to socialize much with the team.
5.0
Full-time engineer after solid internship
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
February 17, 2017
Pros: Good mentors and opportunity to make impact, even during a short internship. I wrote code that is still in use 2 years later!
Awesome internship program with all the swag/perks/events you expect out of Silicon Valley.
HUGE monetization opportunity with large user growth prospects, too.
Challenging work of scaling a product to hundreds of millions of users, thousands and thousands of advertisers, and billions of unique ideas.
Cons: Tech debt and occasional management shuffles slow down the engineering team. The new head of engineering looks like she'll fix these issues.
Pre-IPO startup means you trade cash for stock (less liquid) in terms of your compensation.
5.0
The best startup to work for in the valley
Software Engineer, Mobile • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 17, 2014
Pros: - Lots of opportunities to take ownership and have a huge impact.
- Everyone's very smart and passionate about the product.
- Transparency: All meetings have follow-up notes sent to everyone, and Q&A with Ben on Fridays.
- Team offsites every quarter (e.g., paintball, go-karting, House of Air, hiking, etc.).
- Perks: free food, drinks, snacks, regular happy hours, outdoor events, and the list goes on...
Cons: Not enough parking (but that's SF in general).
- 5.0Great Pay, Remote, Less SocialSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCalifornia City, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: Remote, good with life balance, great payCons: May not be able to socialize much with the team.
- 5.0Full-time engineer after solid internshipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAFebruary 17, 2017Pros: Good mentors and opportunity to make impact, even during a short internship. I wrote code that is still in use 2 years later! Awesome internship program with all the swag/perks/events you expect out of Silicon Valley. HUGE monetization opportunity with large user growth prospects, too. Challenging work of scaling a product to hundreds of millions of users, thousands and thousands of advertisers, and billions of unique ideas.Cons: Tech debt and occasional management shuffles slow down the engineering team. The new head of engineering looks like she'll fix these issues. Pre-IPO startup means you trade cash for stock (less liquid) in terms of your compensation.
- 5.0The best startup to work for in the valleySoftware Engineer, Mobile • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 17, 2014Pros: - Lots of opportunities to take ownership and have a huge impact. - Everyone's very smart and passionate about the product. - Transparency: All meetings have follow-up notes sent to everyone, and Q&A with Ben on Fridays. - Team offsites every quarter (e.g., paintball, go-karting, House of Air, hiking, etc.). - Perks: free food, drinks, snacks, regular happy hours, outdoor events, and the list goes on...Cons: Not enough parking (but that's SF in general).
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