Great people, Great product, Dysfunctional management - Software Engineer Pinterest Employee Review

3.0
Apr 28, 2014
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Pros

People are great - smart, motivated, energetic. The product is the next big thing. There is no way not to be psyched about where this is going.

Cons

The management is dysfunctional, lots of people are really unhappy - especially in engineering. There is no vision for engineering. No one will say anything about it though because they are afraid: people who speak up get fired.

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Pros

WLB, pay, remote, culture, collaboration, ML

Cons

Recent layoff wasn’t handled well, limited career opportunities

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Pay is good, and the people are usually helpful.

Cons

Pinterest used to be the best company to work for but over the last few years it has fallen off a cliff.

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