Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I took a coding assessment, probably on HackerRank, but I only got 1 out of 3 questions completely correct.
I had a scheduled call with the recruiter, followed by a 1-hour technical interview.
Questions
How would you solve this problem more efficiently?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Pinterest Software Engineer (Internship) role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in New York, New York.
Pinterest Work Experiences
4.0
Good Wlb, Pay, People
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 8, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance, good people, good pay.
Cons: Some teams are hard to make an impact on or learn good skills from.
4.0
Good Pay, Intense Deadlines
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 12, 2025
Pros: - WLB
- Pay
- Projects
Cons: - Intense deadlines
- Need to be able to handle lots of ambiguity
2.0
Problem retaining talent
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 10, 2025
Pros: Decent work-life balance, pay, and decent team members.
Cons: Too political, no internal promos, all external hires. Morale is down. Some engineering teams are incompetent. Funding for team activities is not fairly distributed or does not have clear visibility. Some organizations are treated poorly.
- 4.0Good Wlb, Pay, PeopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 8, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, good people, good pay.Cons: Some teams are hard to make an impact on or learn good skills from.
- 4.0Good Pay, Intense DeadlinesSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 12, 2025Pros: - WLB - Pay - ProjectsCons: - Intense deadlines - Need to be able to handle lots of ambiguity
- 2.0Problem retaining talentSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 10, 2025Pros: Decent work-life balance, pay, and decent team members.Cons: Too political, no internal promos, all external hires. Morale is down. Some engineering teams are incompetent. Funding for team activities is not fairly distributed or does not have clear visibility. Some organizations are treated poorly.
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