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 9% 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?

"Great people and teams" ((in 155 reviews)); "Good benefits and lunch options" ((in 95 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 79 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great team (dependent on org)" ((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)); "Recent layoff wasn’t handled well, limited career opportunities" ((in 10 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 6 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

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

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

142 reviews

2.0

Oct 30, 2019

Lots of bad management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun because lots of young people

Cons

Bad infrastructure made it hard to work (slow build time for Optimus repo, poor code quality control led to repo often being broken), bad management leading to churn in team, no senior engineers because of churn

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback. I'm saddened to hear about your experience and these words will be shared with the appropriate parties. If you'd like to expand of this feedback, feel free to email gd@pinterest.com, or if it’s more comfortable, we also offer an anonymous hotline at (844-704-6249). Best of luck on your new venture. Jo, CHRO

4.0

Aug 5, 2019

Working at Pinterest is team-by-team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Some great teams with awesome culture * Fun workplace events * Great work-life balance, if you want it

Cons

* Some teams are clique-y * Some teams are under a lot more pressure than others * lotta lotta politics to deal with

Pinterest Response

I’m sorry to hear about your negative experiences, although glad to hear that you appreciate Pinterest’s culture and work/life balance. Pinterest has had a busy and exciting year, but we need to make sure that the core of what makes Pinterest great — helpful and kind people, open culture, and passion for our users — doesn’t fade. We’ll take your feedback into consideration, thank you for sharing it. Jo, CHRO

5.0

Mar 25, 2019

A solid place to make a name for yourself

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of low-hanging fruit and interesting technical work--easy for someone new to make high impact Work life balance is very respected--my team management pushes us to take at least four weeks a year off Coworkers are smart and kind

Cons

On-call can be really rough, especially for people on understaffed teams Everything moves really fast, projects change direction quickly, and it can take time to adjust to that Wish the food was healthier

Pinterest Response

Even with our rigorous pace, I’m so pleased that you find your work at Pinterest impactful and technically interesting. We hear over and over again that the people are what make Pinterest truly special. In my experience so far as well, I must say I agree. Thanks for your feedback, and for the work you do.

Viewing 109 - 111 of 142 Reviews

Jobs at Pinterest

Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization Engineering

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

View all Software Engineer (Developer) Jobs

Pinterest reviews FAQs

Pinterest reviews Pinterest Software Engineer (Developer) reviews

Pinterest

Pinterest Software Developer reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Lots of bad management

Working at Pinterest is team-by-team

A solid place to make a name for yourself

Jobs at Pinterest

Pinterest reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at Pinterest

Pinterest reviews FAQs