Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,278 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 (57) , 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

(993 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 993 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

993 reviews

3.0

Jun 19, 2022

Great culture, lack of vision and strategy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, amazing perks and compensation. Pineterst really cares for their employees.

Cons

Clear lack of strategy from the leadership, no vision, still operates like a start up.

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for the review. While we’re glad you’re enjoying some aspects of your time at Pinterest, we appreciate the feedback on where we have room to improve. 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

Jan 4, 2022

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pinterest has been the best place I've worked at in all my years of sales. Management is competent and coworkers are extremely smart.

Cons

N/A - none that i can see.

Pinterest Response

4y

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

5.0

Dec 2, 2021

Some of the most brilliant people I've worked with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Brilliant people, usually very kind and personable too - A CEO that has great values: humble, smart, kind (although big introvert) prefers to do it right rather than fast... rare in tech. - A fantastic culture : the company (and the people in it) care about the impact Pinterest has on the world. - Some great events (like Knitcon, an annual conference focused on learning new hobbies from colleagues) - Very competitive compensation - HR that care (generally)

Cons

- A few bad apples in middle management (usually white men who co-opt each other) but this seems to have been dealt with recently - HR sometimes overlooked management issues within teams - There's a bit of a perfectionist culture which can hinder growth

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