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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 30, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process, up until the final round, was fairly standard, and everyone I met was pleasant. I had a recruiter screen and then completed a technical phone screen with another engineer (LC medium).

I passed this and moved on to the final round.

My final round lasted over 5 hours (including breaks) and felt like a gauntlet. Nerves really got to me, and I didn't perform as well as I'd hoped. Beyond that, several interviewers seemed very uninterested or, unfortunately, even borderline hostile. One interviewer got up to receive a package in the middle of the interview and left me to work in the IDE alone. Only one of my five interviewers that day actually seemed interested in having a normal conversation and evaluating me beyond my technical skillset, but also as a potential colleague.

A friend who interviewed here also mentioned that during his final round, his non-optimal solution was laughed at because it didn't pass test cases.

Perhaps we both encountered difficult interview panels, but the process was not very welcoming. Afterward, I was sent a pretty standard rejection email and was informed they would not be providing any feedback.

Questions

LeetCode Medium with a hard follow-up for the technical phone screen.

LeetCode Hard for the final round.

Web fundamentals (React/JS).

System design.

Behavioral questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 110 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive44%
Neutral36%
Negative20%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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