I had a great time as an intern at Pinterest.
On the recruiting side of things, the University Recruiting team put together plenty of cool events, and they did a great job of selecting a diverse group of kind, considerate people.
I was on a small team and got to work on two features: one shipped, and one did not. My team made me feel like I was part of the company even though I was only an intern, and I made some great connections over the summer. I'll always look back fondly on my Pinternship!
The internship's a lot of work, and there were a few days I was in the office pretty late trying to get code in before the branch cut the next day. Other than that, it's a good work/life balance.
I applied to Pinterest by giving my resume to a recruiter at a career fair. The interview process took several weeks and involved three phone interviews. In my interviews, I was asked to: * Code the typical "look and say" problem (e.g., getting 11
I had an initial phone screen with a recruiter, followed by an interview with a third-party interviewing service, and then a technical interview with an engineer at Pinterest.
The interview process was actually quite pleasant, and the interviewer was very friendly. The technical question was very wordy, and it took me some time to figure out what it was really asking.
I applied to Pinterest by giving my resume to a recruiter at a career fair. The interview process took several weeks and involved three phone interviews. In my interviews, I was asked to: * Code the typical "look and say" problem (e.g., getting 11
I had an initial phone screen with a recruiter, followed by an interview with a third-party interviewing service, and then a technical interview with an engineer at Pinterest.
The interview process was actually quite pleasant, and the interviewer was very friendly. The technical question was very wordy, and it took me some time to figure out what it was really asking.