Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,277 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Pinterest to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pinterest have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Software Engineer Intern and Software Engineer .

Does Pinterest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pinterest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pinterest. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pinterest?

61% of Pinterest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pinterest 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pinterest?

Software Engineer (151) , Account Manager (57) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Partner Manager (28) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Data Scientist (17) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Software Engineer Intern (16) , Product Designer (13) , Program Manager (12) , Product Manager (11) , Sales Manager (11) , Account Coordinator (9) , Senior Account Manager (9) , Software Engineer II (9)

What are the pros of working at Pinterest according to real employee reviews?

"People I worked with were great" ((in 152 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 84 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pinterest according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership spends more time managing optics and public image than focusing on meaningful change or actual company performance." ((in 46 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "new manager new rules, layoffs" ((in 9 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pinterest layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Pinterest layoffs and their outlook for job security at Pinterest in 2026.

What Pinterest locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Los Angeles , New York , San Francisco , Chicago , Seattle

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Pinterest reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(992 total reviews)

Bill Ready

49% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 992 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pinterest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

992 reviews

1.0

May 25, 2017

Good for non ambitious

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive culture, good lifestyle, nice office

Cons

- No ownership/ accountability - No career track/ sponsorship - Well below market comp

1.0

Jun 9, 2017

"Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the search for El Dorado“

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s okay to be a nerd during KintCon Couple of really good open source projects

Cons

Pinterest my have “honestly” confused itself with El Dorado, the City of Gold - where it’s said, a person can quickly and easily obtain wealth. And might be lead by those with a singular focus for chasing the mythical Unicorn. Managers seem to be choose based on the zeal forthis mission. As the search for El Dorado intensifies, zealous leaders sacrifice IC’s while ratcheting up hiring in a fervor to trap the Unicorn and maintain their personal stake in the treasure-hunt. Which has resulted in many IC’s leaving; experienced IC’s will choose not to work for crazy.

2.0

Jul 27, 2015

Opinions of pinterest from a former pinployee

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing talent, fast pace, awesome CEO, great potential in the market, cool technology stack, fun environment, employees well cared for.

Cons

Bad upper management (but not the CEO, he's awesome), chronic disorganization, internal politics are completely opaque, very young workforce lacks some degree of insight.

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