Is Pinterest a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 142 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Pinterest employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Pinterest now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Pinterest .

Does Pinterest pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pinterest with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 142 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Pinterest.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest?

91% of Software Developer employees at Pinterest would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Pinterest with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pinterest?

Software Engineer (151) , Account Manager (58) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Partner Manager (28) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Data Scientist (17) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Software Engineer Intern (15) , 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?

"3. People are nice and respectful" ((in 159 reviews)); "Good benefits and lunch options" ((in 99 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 83 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great team (dependent on org)" ((in 37 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 43 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Not exempt from layoffs and resource shorages" ((in 9 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "It’s all bullying, discrimination and a crappy career framework with a clueless exec team." ((in 6 reviews))

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Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Bill Ready

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer (Developer) employees have rated Pinterest with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Developer) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Pinterest is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Developer) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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142 reviews

2.0

Feb 2, 2023

Once Great, Now Not Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexibility with tech stack and introducing new ideas. - Great engineers.

Cons

- Bad Documentation. - Environment of rewarding "new" eng services over cleaning crucial time tech debt. - Depending on the team, PagerDuty rotation can be killer.

4.0

Dec 6, 2022

Great learning opportunity

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good wlb - good perks - learning opportunity

Cons

- unclear goals but getting better

5.0

Nov 27, 2022

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is great nothing is bad

Cons

There are no cons here

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