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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 27, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest

      Interview

      One of the worst "interview" experiences I've had. First of all, I'm not even looking for a job, the hiring manager actually reached out to me directly, saying they were excited to speak with me and gave the usual tech startup spiel about how great their benefits and work environment is. After the first phone call I was passed to another phone call. This was one of the most un-personable, and snobby phone calls I ever had. The person just got straight down to business firing questions that 1) didn't evaluate my skills at all, and 2) were condescending. Not only that, when I asked the person questions, they gave poor answers that were surface level answers of why Pinterest was a great place to work. At the end of the call the person asked why I was interested in working at Pinterest. I said that I wasn't looking for a job and was just interested in hearing more since the first person reached out. I'm assuming my answer wasn't satisfactory. Right after the call, I sent a thank you email to both speakers who I spoke with. Then 1 week passes by and I hear nothing. I send another follow up email. No word. Another week, no word. I send another follow up email consistently. After 5 weeks, of following up, I get an email from the first person saying that they hired someone else further along in the interview process. Your recruiting process is horrible. No communication, and unprofessional. And lastly, don't expect people to grovel to work at Pintereset when you were the first ones to waste their time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why are you interested in Pinterest?
      2 Answers
      12
      avatar
      Pinterest response
      8y
      Hi there, thank you for providing feedback and we're sorry that you had an unpleasant interview experience. Providing a positive candidate experience is extremely important to us. We'd like to get a more in depth understanding of your experience and if you are open or willing, please email us at Glassdoor@pinterest.com.

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      Jun 30, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Pinterest

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      Surprisingly easy compared to what I expected from a company like Pinterest. The technical interview consisted of two coding questions, one about reconstructing routes from unordered travel tickets and another on implementing a Sparse Matrix class. Honestly, I felt a bit underwhelmed. What helped me most in prep was studying the case studies on PracHub, which gave me good frameworks to think through problems. I did get an offer, but I ultimately declined because I was looking for a more challenging environment.

      Interview questions [2]

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      Jun 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 11, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Pinterest

      Interview

      Recruiter call, tech round, onsite and rejection call. They sent me an email about a week after the last onsite and asked me to schedule a call on the same day. I scheduled a call to listen 30 second long rejection notice. A half of interview rounds were horrible. Interviewers were not prepared and arrogant.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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