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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 14, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A year before graduating, a recruiter contacted me about interviewing at Pinterest for an internship. I had already decided to return to my company but told them I would be interested in a full-time position once I got closer to graduation.

A year passed, and the recruiter messaged me about a full-time interview. Once I applied, they sent me a coding challenge.

The first question was super easy: improve a coworker's implementation. The second was definitely more challenging, requiring the implementation of an LRU cache.

Questions

Improve code.

LRU cache.

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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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