Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
February 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Multi-step process: 1. Code grade score, 2. Tech interview offer. The interviewer was patient & knowledgeable. He showed up late to the interview due to a scheduling conflict. He offered to stay longer, but I wasn’t available.
Questions
Solving a problem involving excluding words/phrases from comments.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 31 interview experiences for the Pinterest Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
19%
Pass Rate
Pinterest's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive61%
Neutral13%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pinterest's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Pinterest Work Experiences
3.0
Software Engineer Intern
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 1, 2021
Pros: Good salary, flexible work schedule, interesting culture.
Cons: Bad team, bad mentorship program, not great projects, and a bait and switch when talking about the project that I was going to work on.
1.0
Great Pay, Toxic Politics
sr staff machine learning engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 23, 2025
Pros: The pay is above the market.
Cons: Too many politics, micromanagement, poor long-term vision.
4.0
SDE in Toronto
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Toronto, ON
September 23, 2026
Pros: There are free meals at the office and nice people.
Cons: None worth mentioning. I would recommend it to other SDEs.
- 3.0Software Engineer InternSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2021Pros: Good salary, flexible work schedule, interesting culture.Cons: Bad team, bad mentorship program, not great projects, and a bait and switch when talking about the project that I was going to work on.
- 1.0Great Pay, Toxic Politicssr staff machine learning engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 23, 2025Pros: The pay is above the market.Cons: Too many politics, micromanagement, poor long-term vision.
- 4.0SDE in TorontoSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeToronto, ONSeptember 23, 2026Pros: There are free meals at the office and nice people.Cons: None worth mentioning. I would recommend it to other SDEs.
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