Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
October 8, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had to do a coding challenge.
I did not advance past this stage, despite answering the questions correctly.
I wasn't given any sort of feedback on exactly what was wrong with my submission.
Questions
I was asked to do some simple string manipulation, write a SQL query with a join, and write some code to manipulate data using the Pinterest API.
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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
17%
Pass 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
Positive33%
Neutral50%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Pinterest Work Experiences
4.0
Good Wlb, Pay, People
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 8, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance, good people, good pay.
Cons: Some teams are hard to make an impact on or learn good skills from.
4.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 4, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance, remote culture
Cons: 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.
5.0
Great Wlb, Remote, Work Meh
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 7, 2024
Pros: Good benefits, work-life balance, and remote options.
Cons: not super passionate about the work
- 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.
- 5.0Great Wlb, Remote, Work MehSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 7, 2024Pros: Good benefits, work-life balance, and remote options.Cons: not super passionate about the work
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