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(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 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 (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?

"Great people and teams" ((in 157 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 90 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 81 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great team and management to be a part of" ((in 41 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)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 8 reviews)); "It’s all bullying, discrimination and a crappy career framework with a clueless exec team." ((in 7 reviews)); "Career growth might feel slower for senior engineers as competition is pretty high." ((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?

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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

5.0

Dec 28, 2017

great culture

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

As Pinterest has matured as a business, it has become more focused on profitability and execution, but at the same time retained a very friendly and warm culture.

Cons

There are really no negatives to speak of, aside from the fact that sometimes people can be "too nice" at the expense of ensuring scalable and robust engineering systems.

5.0

Dec 7, 2017

Best first few months I could ever imagine

Partnerships

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CEO approval

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Pros

-The people are so nice it makes my friends outside work look like terrible people. It's seriously the friendliest crew I've ever seen. -The product itself is very uniquely situated in the ad tech/ publisher world and has a promising trajectory. -The offices (NYC and SF) are works of art. There is something very "Pinterest" about the design philosophy. Also Pinterest seems to have a pathological obsession with artsy staircases. -The work life balance is amazing. Coming from a smaller, more startup-y company, it's a little weird. Sometime I look around at 5:30 and there is almost nobody left in the office. -They feed us and the food is seriously top notch. -The employees here have all sorts of backgrounds, some relevant and some not, but they all have one thing in common: they are super smart. -The upper management really cares about their employees. It's surprising how far out of their way they go to make sure their DR's are happy and fulfilled. -The founders are seriously good dudes. They aren't just good at their jobs; they are genuinely kind and honest. It comes through in their tone, their actions, and the way other speak about them.

Cons

-A couple days a week, we run out of avocados.

5.0

Dec 4, 2017

Great

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, talented coworkers, competitive salary

Cons

parts of code base are messy

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