Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,280 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Pinterest to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pinterest have been left by employees working as Software Engineer Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) 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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pinterest?

60% 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 (152) , 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?

"Great people and teams" ((in 156 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 106 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 81 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 42 reviews)); "Some great teams with awesome culture" ((in 39 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)); "some management is poor at best" ((in 39 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Recientes Layoff, dificil crecimiento interno" ((in 9 reviews)); "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." ((in 8 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.

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Pinterest reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(995 total reviews)

Bill Ready

48% approve of CEO

42% 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 995 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

995 reviews

5.0

Oct 8, 2021

Good company culture with good WLB

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Unlimited PTOs - Good company culture with lots of gifts - People are friendly and collaborative

Cons

The career development can be relatively slow

Pinterest Response

Thank you for sharing this review - we’re so glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest and appreciate you sharing feedback on where we can improve. If you’d like to share any additional details on your experience, please reach out to gd@pinterest.com or our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Oct 6, 2021

Working at Pinterest

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great team and resourceful members 2. You learn and do a lot and will eventually become a better engineer

Cons

1. Not all perks are experienced at the moment due to WFH, but that's everywhere else

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review! We’re so glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest and appreciate the feedback. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Oct 5, 2021

Amazing - Love it here!!

Technical recruiting coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Work / Life balance -Manager is awesome -Team is supportive -Room for career growth -Pintention Days(random days they give us off)

Cons

-I wish they had tuition reimbursement -I wish we had more than 15 PTO days for hourly employees -I wish they would announce Pintentions days more in advance so people can actually plan something and more pintention days

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review! We’re so glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest and appreciate the thoughtful constructive feedback. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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