Is Pinterest a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 142 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Pinterest employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Pinterest now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Pinterest .

Does Pinterest pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pinterest with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 142 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Pinterest.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest?

91% of Software Developer employees at Pinterest would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Pinterest with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating 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?

"3. People are nice and respectful" ((in 156 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 96 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 82 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 40 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 43 reviews)); "some management is poor at best" ((in 38 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "LACK OF DIVERSITY: Tone deaf speeches from upper management about race and inclusion." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 7 reviews))

Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Bill Ready

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer (Developer) employees have rated Pinterest with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Developer) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Pinterest is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Developer) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

142 reviews

5.0

Jul 5, 2021

Great company!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are awesome to work with. Great teamwork.

Cons

Developer velocity can be an issue due to legacy systems.

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback - we’re so glad you enjoyed your time at Pinterest. Thank you for sharing your insight on areas where we have room for improvement. 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

Jul 2, 2021

Bad management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent food in the office

Cons

Poorly trained managers wreaking havoc on employees' lives

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for sharing this review - we’re so sorry you had a negative experience at Pinterest. Specific feedback is vital to our process and will help us improve for future Pinployees, if you’d like to share any additional details about your experience, please reach out to gd@pinterest.com or our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

1.0

Jun 18, 2021

Lying Capitalists

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good values - Good pay - A few genuine people here and there - Some unique systems that help drive data driven decision making

Cons

- NOT SAFE FOR LGBT, especially T - a lot of virtue signaling but very little actual policies or management truly willing to protect LGBT and BIPOC workers - Middle management will absolutely burn you into the ground, they DO NOT care about you at all - Very fake people/company, a lot of performative allyship, a lot of toxic masculinity - Being thrown around to a new team/manager every 6 months (get you in with a good one, transfer you to one that burns you out) - Features you work on can be completely trashed (so much for all that work) - Management goes out of their way to find every little thing you did wrong and mischaracterize situations to their fullest - Dirty liberal centrists that have no real spine or backbone on anything

Pinterest Response

5y

Thank you for sharing this review. While we’re glad you enjoyed some aspects of Pinterest, we’re so sorry that you had a negative experience and appreciate you sharing these details so we can use them to affect change. We are deeply committed to improving our culture and are investing time and resources in making Pinterest a better workplace for all Pinployees. If you’d like to share any additional feedback, please reach out to our anonymous hotline at (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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