Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,279 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 (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 156 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 96 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 82 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 40 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 38 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "LACK OF DIVERSITY: Tone deaf speeches from upper management about race and inclusion." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 7 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 are the top reviewed Pinterest locations?

San Francisco , New York , Seattle , Palo Alto , Ogden , Chicago , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Austin , San Jose , Atlanta , Washington , Houston , San Diego , South San Francisco , Miami , Logan , Richmond , Norfolk , Wisconsin Rapids , Phoenix , Canada , Fort Worth , Texas City , California City , Oroville , Tenmile , Philadelphia , Deltona , Mexico Beach

Pinterest reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(994 total reviews)

Bill Ready

48% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 994 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).

Reviews by job title

994 reviews

5.0

Mar 7, 2021

Good company

Software engeenier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB, pay, lots of projects

Cons

Not much upwards mobility and forced to move to San Francisco

Pinterest Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and are glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest. We’re currently planning a Future of Work philosophy that will make our work locations more flexible, and recommend you connect with your manager or HRBP to learn more about your options. If you’d like to share more feedback directly, email us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

4.0

Mar 3, 2021

Great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, good mission, good use of social media

Cons

Politics, lots of reorgs at the time

Pinterest Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback. While we’re glad you enjoyed some aspects of Pinterest, we sincerely appreciate you sharing insight on how we can improve. If you’d like to share more feedback, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Mar 2, 2021

good

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like it good company

Cons

n/a i think so far i like it

Pinterest Response

5y

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

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