Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
December 5, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied to Pinterest by giving my resume to a recruiter at a career fair.
The interview process took several weeks and involved three phone interviews.
In my interviews, I was asked to:
- Code the typical "look and say" problem (e.g., getting 1112223 as input and outputting 313213).
- Code a duplicate removal algorithm.
For the second interview, I was asked to:
- Find the k most frequently used words in a string.
- Solve the first missing number problem.
Finally, for the last interview, I had to implement a hash map and all its methods.
The recruiters and interviewers were all amazing and really kind.
Questions
None of the questions were incredibly hard, but some of them were tricky.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Pinterest Software Engineer Intern role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Francisco, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Francisco, California.
Pinterest Work Experiences
4.0
Overall, a good place to work
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 14, 2022
Pros: Benefits are good and generous. The company culture is also inclusive.
Cons: Kind of disorganized and developing in some engineering infrastructure and internal services.
5.0
What you would expect from Pinterest
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 2, 2021
Pros: Fast-paced but high-quality work culture.
Employees care tremendously about the user.
Unrivaled transparency from the C-suite.
Amazing compensation and many benefits.
Very welcoming environment.
Diverse workforce.
Cons: The fast-paced culture can be exhausting at times.
5.0
Great Team, Hard Work
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 15, 2017
Pros: I had a great time as an intern at Pinterest.
On the recruiting side of things, the University Recruiting team put together plenty of cool events, and they did a great job of selecting a diverse group of kind, considerate people.
I was on a small team and got to work on two features: one shipped, and one did not. My team made me feel like I was part of the company even though I was only an intern, and I made some great connections over the summer. I'll always look back fondly on my Pinternship!
Cons: The internship's a lot of work, and there were a few days I was in the office pretty late trying to get code in before the branch cut the next day. Other than that, it's a good work/life balance.
- 4.0Overall, a good place to workSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 14, 2022Pros: Benefits are good and generous. The company culture is also inclusive.Cons: Kind of disorganized and developing in some engineering infrastructure and internal services.
- 5.0What you would expect from PinterestSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2021Pros: Fast-paced but high-quality work culture. Employees care tremendously about the user. Unrivaled transparency from the C-suite. Amazing compensation and many benefits. Very welcoming environment. Diverse workforce.Cons: The fast-paced culture can be exhausting at times.
- 5.0Great Team, Hard WorkSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 15, 2017Pros: I had a great time as an intern at Pinterest. On the recruiting side of things, the University Recruiting team put together plenty of cool events, and they did a great job of selecting a diverse group of kind, considerate people. I was on a small team and got to work on two features: one shipped, and one did not. My team made me feel like I was part of the company even though I was only an intern, and I made some great connections over the summer. I'll always look back fondly on my Pinternship!Cons: The internship's a lot of work, and there were a few days I was in the office pretty late trying to get code in before the branch cut the next day. Other than that, it's a good work/life balance.
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