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 6% 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?

"People I worked with were great" ((in 153 reviews)); "Good benefits and lunch options" ((in 106 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 80 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 42 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 45 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Recent layoff wasn’t handled well, limited career opportunities" ((in 10 reviews)); "LACK OF DIVERSITY: Tone deaf speeches from upper management about race and inclusion." ((in 8 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.

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Pinterest reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(994 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 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).

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Reviews by job title

994 reviews

2.0

Oct 13, 2019

Kind of a hot mess

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In theory a very sellable product. Actually really compelling insights about what people are into personally vs the face they put out into the world. Strong hire with Andrea Mallard at CMO.

Cons

1. Compelling narrative but does not play out in reality for most advertisers, making it actually a hard product to sell. 2. Stagnating growth in US and lack of male audience requires a decent amount of spinning 3. Sales leadership is all over the place, they solve missing revenue goals by endless reorgs, which is leading to mass attrition of sales people. They are highly distractable by the latest big “deal” and fail do not have a solid plan in place to diversify revenue or focus on the big picture. 4. As a seller, it’s feast or famine. Revenue targets are often irrational leading often based on ambition rather than reality to a demotivated sales force. Compared to competitors, I would say this is one of the worst companies to work for if you like compensation stability. Pinterest is young, but not so young that they should have this much trouble setting realistic goals.

Pinterest Response

6y

Thank you for this thorough and thoughtful feedback. I’ve brought this to the attention of our team and it will be taken into consideration. If you would like to provide more specific feedback, you can email us at gd@pinterest.com, or if it’s more comfortable, we also offer an anonymous hotline at (844-704-6249). Jo, CHRO

4.0

Sep 22, 2019

Comfortable but slow

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 3 meals a day - nice people - very good work life balance - decent perks - good exposure to a variety of projects - safe comfortable work projects because we are playing catch up

Cons

- nobody takes up ownership outside of their OKRs - everybody plays it safe, no risk-taking - everything moves super slow - not my responsibility so i don't care attitude - too many people taking PTO, 3/10 OOO email responses - no mobility, too many external hires for middle management who don't really serve any purpose - pay is suppressed

Pinterest Response

6y

Thanks for this feedback, your honestly is appreciated. You're raised some concerns here that should be addressed and I'm sharing this feedback with our team. Despite these concerns, I'm encouraged that you are still somewhat enjoying your time at Pinterest %E2%80%94 we'll work on the cons to improve your experience even more.Jo, CHRO

4.0

Aug 14, 2019

Poor Middle Management

User operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture, lots of smart people to learn from

Cons

Growing pains... like any other start-up

Pinterest Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback! We pride ourselves on our amazing people and culture, I'm encouraged that you are experiencing them. We've grown a lot but hopefully any growing pains that you experience with smooth out with time and attention. I've noted your feedback on middle management, and will investigate further. If you're comfortable, there is an anonymous hotline to give more feedback directly: (844) 704-6249. Jo, CHRO

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