Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
1st round: GCF OA 2nd round: Recruiter Phone Screening 3rd round: LC Medium Question 4th round: Behavioral / Team Match.
Overall it was good. The hardest part was the Technical Interview.
Questions
Time Complexity and Space Complexity
A lot
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive86%
Neutral0%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Pinterest Work Experiences
5.0
All Boxes Checked, Some Boredom
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 24, 2025
Pros: Checks basically all the boxes.
Cons: Sometimes the work can be boring. Work-life balance can be bad on certain teams. Promotions are tough.
4.0
ML at Pinterest
Machine Learning Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 11, 2024
Pros: Small company culture, great collaboration between teams.
Working on interesting problems at large scale.
Cons: Projects and scope can change too fast.
5.0
Amazing Growth, No Cons!
Seniort Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 11, 2025
Pros: Career opportunities for growth as a professional
Cons: I could not find something negative.
- 5.0All Boxes Checked, Some BoredomSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2025Pros: Checks basically all the boxes.Cons: Sometimes the work can be boring. Work-life balance can be bad on certain teams. Promotions are tough.
- 4.0ML at PinterestMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 11, 2024Pros: Small company culture, great collaboration between teams. Working on interesting problems at large scale.Cons: Projects and scope can change too fast.
- 5.0Amazing Growth, No Cons!Seniort Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 11, 2025Pros: Career opportunities for growth as a professionalCons: I could not find something negative.
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