Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,296 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Pinterest to a friend and 41% 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 been stable over the past 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 (153) , Account Manager (58) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Partner Manager (28) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Software Engineer Intern (15) , Product Designer (13) , Program Manager (13) , 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 158 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 80 reviews)); "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 46 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "Not exempt from layoffs and resource shorages" ((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

(158 total reviews)

Bill Ready

48% approve of CEO

41% 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

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Reviews by job title

158 reviews

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5.0

Mar 1, 2021

A great company to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive compensation, nice people, and great WLB.

Cons

Couldn't think of any at this moment.

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and are so glad you enjoyed your time at Pinterest. If you’d like to share more feedback directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

4.0

Feb 24, 2021

Fair Compensation for Skills

Trust & safety specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many workplace amenities; good benefits

Cons

Insular, aggressively "high tech" culture less than warm to industry outsiders

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time at Pinterest, and appreciate you sharing insight on how we can improve. If you’d like to share more feedback directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

1.0

Feb 18, 2021

Beware!

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No amount of compensation is worth it

Cons

All the horror stories you hear are true. The culture here is toxic-run very far away from this company if you know what’s good for you.

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry that you’re having a negative experience at Pinterest and appreciate you sharing these details so we can use them to affect change. We are deeply committed to improving our culture and have started tangible, measurable work toward improvement. Specific feedback is vital to our process, so we invite you to share (if you're comfortable) via our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249, and/or connect with your manager, People Experience, or your HRBP. Pinterest People Team

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