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

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

1.0

Mar 14, 2021

Many robotic-sounding identical reviews on Glass door

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work-life balance. No expectation of weekend work. Not many at the office (pre-Covid) into the evening. Good tech support.

Cons

Despite all the chatter about inspiration, not much that’s inspiring. The money comes from ads, and the app works pretty much like others in its category. More ads, more junky content. Creators. Stories. Just like everyone else. Expect to have many managers because that’s typical. Veneer of warmth.

Pinterest Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback. While we’re glad you’re enjoying some aspects of Pinterest, we sincerely appreciate you sharing insight on how we can improve. We recommend you connect with your HRBP or People Experience partner to share feedback and identify ways to improve your experience. 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

1.0

Dec 31, 2020

Terrible company

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly, some are faked

Cons

Poor management, full of politics, weak execution, exclusive for new comers

Pinterest Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback. While we’re glad you’ve experienced positive elements of Pinterest, we’re so sorry for the negative aspects you’ve encountered. If you have any additional feedback to share, you can contact us via our anonymous hotline at (844) 704-6249, or directly via email at gd@pinterest.com. Pinterest People Team

3.0

Feb 15, 2018

Not a lot of enthusiasm for the product

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible PTO - Fun events like KnitCon, an internal conference where employees teach each other - I believe the product has huge potential - Folks are generally nice

Cons

- Many employees, particularly engineers, don't use the product at all and aren't passionate about it - Horrible on call; 100+ pages in a week, little interest from team and management in trying to improve the process - Interteam efforts end up being a game of hot potato, with no one taking initiative on ownership and essential work just not getting done

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