Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I met the recruiter at the career fair.
She sent me the Lytmus coding challenge. I had 12 hours to complete it and finished in approximately 2.5 hours, which is the time they stated it should take.
The challenge included:
- An SQL question
- Two questions that required Python code
After the Lytmus test, I had two rounds of technical interviews over the phone.
Questions
Given a set of words and phrases, and a key, implement an efficient autocomplete algorithm to find all the words and phrases that should be suggested.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Pinterest Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Values, Bad Exec DecisionsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 22, 2023Pros: Good place to work. Good company values.Cons: Execs sometimes make very poor decisions. Stock ain't that great. We always sell on the low.
- 4.0Good Wlb, Pay, PeopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 8, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, good people, good pay.Cons: Some teams are hard to make an impact on or learn good skills from.
- 4.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 4, 2025Pros: Work-life balance, remote cultureCons: Mission and value added to the world. It’s a good company with everything you can hope for in a job, but it just feels weird knowing my work will be just another attempt at keeping users spending more time in the app.
Pinterest Interview Questions
