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 155 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 96 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 79 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 41 reviews)); "Office colleagues are great 👍🏾" ((in 28 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)); "Not exempt from layoffs and resource shorages" ((in 11 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 6 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

2.0

Apr 15, 2020

Unhealthy work environment

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The food is good and the architecture/design of the office is cool

Cons

Toxic work environment. The staff isn't the most friendly unless you are in the inner circle. It has a "mean girls" or "highschool" vibe. Just like most major companies, they pretend to be fun and carefree. However, at the end of the day, they are extremely money hungry and quota focused.

Pinterest Response

Hi there, thank you for sharing. It sounds like you’ve had a poor experience and I’m sorry to hear it. If you’re comfortable, there is an anonymous hotline to give more feedback directly: (844) 704-6249. We are always open to feedback, and appreciate you taking the time to share your story. Jo, CHRO

2.0

Oct 30, 2019

Lots of bad management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun because lots of young people

Cons

Bad infrastructure made it hard to work (slow build time for Optimus repo, poor code quality control led to repo often being broken), bad management leading to churn in team, no senior engineers because of churn

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback. I'm saddened to hear about your experience and these words will be shared with the appropriate parties. If you'd like to expand of this feedback, feel free to email gd@pinterest.com, or if it’s more comfortable, we also offer an anonymous hotline at (844-704-6249). Best of luck on your new venture. Jo, CHRO

5.0

Dec 14, 2015

Great place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really interesting technical problems plus smart, fun, and nice coworkers building a product so many people love - what more could I ask for? Find out below:

Cons

Snacks could be #more #better.

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