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Fantastic place to work!

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Pinterest for 2 years
March 22, 2016
San Francisco, California
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Awesome Silicon Valley perks: free breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, lots of happy hours and random activities, friendly and fun workplace in the city, and unlimited PTO.

  • You get to work with top talent. I work with a ton of accomplished engineers and learn new stuff every day.

  • Great product that has a big future both creatively and in terms of monetization.

  • The company really invests in your success and goes to great lengths to make sure you're a happy employee. I can really tell a difference compared to my previous employer.

  • Fantastic work/life balance (though it can vary slightly depending on your team and big deadlines).

  • Warm and friendly culture. You won't really find the tech-bro mindset here that you might find at other companies, which is extremely refreshing.

  • Emphasis on meritocracy and removing bias from decision making in hiring and promotions (unconscious bias training, carefully reviewed and thought-out processes, strong diversity initiatives, etc.).

  • Top-level directors are friendly and readily available to answer questions or comments.

Cons

I notice there are a few aggressive reviews on here, and I think they are probably situational and exaggerated. The company is a startup growing into a bigger company, so there are natural growing pains/reorgs associated with that that some people may have their own opinions about.

Advice to Management

Keep doing a great job being extremely transparent about decisions and the direction of the company.

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