Process
Applied online and was contacted by a recruiter the same day. This was followed by a phone screen. Four days later, the recruiter emailed to say they had selected other phenomenal candidates.
Overall, the interview experience was good. The interviewer was good, and the recruiter was good.
I believe they are looking for Java candidates only, but they mentioned that the phone screen is language agnostic.
Questions
Serialize and deserialize a tree.
Find the longest common subsequence.
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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
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Pinterest Work Experiences
- 5.0Impactful Work, Evolving ProcessesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 11, 2014Pros: The project I worked on was awesome and had great impact. The people here, especially your managers, are always willing to help and balance your goals with the company's goals so that both sides are happy.Cons: The company is still underdeveloped and young. On top of that, the company is growing super fast. As a result, a lot of things are not set in stone, such as promotion cycles, and how to get approval for new designs.
- 5.0Amazing Team, Fast Execution NeededSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2021Pros: Amazing team, great technical problems.Cons: Speed of execution could be faster.
- 2.0Horrible WLB and bossy managementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeApril 1, 2024Pros: Interesting technological challenges. Many talented people.Cons: Horrible work-life balance. Be ready to work 80 hours a week if on any ad teams. Mediocre middle and low-tier management. Pushy and bossy, this yields teammates to compete for little things and ruins culture.
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