Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied online having attended a summer webinar.
CodeSignal OA -> Phone Screen -> Technical Interview.
Process from CodeSignal to offer took about 1 month, overall pretty quick turnarounds to progress.
Questions
Hashing-type question with emphasis on time and space complexities.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive86%
Neutral0%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Pinterest Work Experiences
5.0
Growth Opportunity, Uncertain Future
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 25, 2018
Pros: Start-up style, a lot of work to do, and good for self-improvement.
Cons: I'm not sure about the future of the company. The 401k policy is not good.
4.0
A good job if you value your non-work life
Database Administrator • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 2, 2014
Pros: Relatively sane environment in terms of infra.
Great work-life balance. They don't keep track of vacation, which can cause problems, but most people take what they need.
Not much politics for the worker bees.
Cons: Not the best salary and direction can be lacking at times.
A good bit of turnover in upper management.
The food is nothing amazing.
3.0
Great product, smart engineers, but lots of politics in engineering
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 16, 2014
Pros: Most engineers are smart and great. They are willing to work on exciting things without thinking about promotion. The product is fun to work on.
Cons: Too much politics in the engineering part. A small amount of engineers (some managers as well) are not putting people first. Instead of contributing code, they are playing politics and delivering a very negative culture here. Engineers who want to work on impactful things find it very hard to get a chance if projects are against the interests of these people.
- 5.0Growth Opportunity, Uncertain FutureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 25, 2018Pros: Start-up style, a lot of work to do, and good for self-improvement.Cons: I'm not sure about the future of the company. The 401k policy is not good.
- 4.0A good job if you value your non-work lifeDatabase Administrator • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 2, 2014Pros: Relatively sane environment in terms of infra. Great work-life balance. They don't keep track of vacation, which can cause problems, but most people take what they need. Not much politics for the worker bees.Cons: Not the best salary and direction can be lacking at times. A good bit of turnover in upper management. The food is nothing amazing.
- 3.0Great product, smart engineers, but lots of politics in engineeringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 16, 2014Pros: Most engineers are smart and great. They are willing to work on exciting things without thinking about promotion. The product is fun to work on.Cons: Too much politics in the engineering part. A small amount of engineers (some managers as well) are not putting people first. Instead of contributing code, they are playing politics and delivering a very negative culture here. Engineers who want to work on impactful things find it very hard to get a chance if projects are against the interests of these people.
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