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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

May 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process included a technical phone screen and an on-site interview.

Most of the interviewers appeared confused and lacked experience.

The technical phone screener kept the phone on mute and seemed uninterested in understanding the candidate's process.

The on-site interview was chaotic. The system design interviewers presented a very specific use case and were fixated on a particular solution.

Overall, I did not enjoy the interview process or the people involved, so I declined the offer.

Questions

It was from the top 50 interview questions on LeetCode. Very straightforward.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 33 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

27%
Pass Rate

Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive61%
Neutral24%
Negative15%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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