Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview started a bit late. The interviewer appeared distracted from the beginning. He inquired about my current role but did not have any follow-up questions regarding technical projects related to the candidacy. We dove into a technical question which was extremely poorly framed.
Additionally, when I inquired regarding the I/O and assumptions, it took him 2-3 minutes each time to come up with an answer. At one point, he wasn't even listening.
It was a frustrating back-and-forth experience where more time was spent on the questioning rather than the actual technical problem and its concepts.
Towards the end of the interview, I was given less than 5 minutes for questions. At the final minute, I was told that the room had to be vacated and that the interview needed to finish.
Questions
Write two functions:
- A method that will be called when an event occurs.
- A method to retrieve the count of events in the past N seconds.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Pinterest Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Company, Little ElseSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 9, 2020Pros: Great company to work at.Cons: Not much, really. It's a great place.
- 5.0After my internship, I chose to sign full-timeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 15, 2017Pros: I've interned at Pinterest, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Out of all of them, I chose to return to Pinterest for full-time because I found my fellow employees here were extremely passionate about the product. During my internship, my team gave me all of the "cool" tasks because they wanted me to enjoy my internship. There were also plenty of intern events organized, and housing or stipends offered. I made a lot of long-lasting friends while interning here, and so ultimately chose to sign a return offer and now work full-time.Cons: The company is growing now and isn't as small as it was during my internship. At the time, there were around 500 employees, but now it has more than doubled.
- 5.0I really love it hereSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 22, 2015Pros: We get paid to build Pinterest. How great is that? Company caters to those who prefer action over discussion. Impressive office spaces, brilliant and interesting colleagues, flexible work policy, fun product. Culture really is something else here – I feel like Pinterest genuinely cares about me as a person.Cons: Some things change quickly – that's the nature of a small/medium-sized company. None of these changes have been for the worse, in my opinion.
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