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

Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest have rated their employer with 4.2 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 (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 154 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 104 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 82 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 45 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 45 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "new manager new rules, layoffs" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad upper management (but not the CEO, he's awesome), chronic disorganization, internal politics are completely opaque, very young workforce lacks some degree of insight." ((in 8 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 8 reviews))

Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.2

91% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

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87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer (Developer) employees have rated Pinterest with 4.2 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).

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142 reviews

2.0

Jun 29, 2014

An Amazing Product, but Toxicity Levels are High

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

- Pinterest is an amazing product that can deliver a lot of value to people - and a lot of people have figured this out. - Plan for monetization looks solid. - "Rands" seems like a solid hire to help solve the cultural problems.

Cons

- So many conflicting directions: Quarterly Goals, Various Company Wide Initiatives - Certain teams are balancing both waterfall and agile methodologies - Golden Handcuffs keep a lot of unhappy people working there. - Lack of diversity on a lot of teams. More female engineers than at a lot of other places, but not enough especially for our demographic. - A lot of people in upper management positions have done things not in the interest of Pinners or Pinterest to be where they are. - Authenticity is a core company value, but speaking your mind gets you on the ____lists. - Not enough investment in Engineers

3.0

May 16, 2014

Great product, smart engineers, but lots of politics in engineering

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Pros

Most of engineers are smart and great. They are willing to work on exciting things without thinking about promotion. And product is fun to work on.

Cons

Too much politics in engineering part. A small amount of engineers (some managers as well) are not putting pinners first. Instead of contributing code, they are playing politics and delivering very negative culture here. Engineers who want to work on impactful things are very hard to get chance to if projects are against the interests of these people.

5.0

May 16, 2014

Best engineering company I've worked for

Software engineer

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Pros

There's been a lot of external talk about Pinterest not being engineering driven. That's completely false. The caliber of engineering talent that i've seen here is just beyond amazing. This shines in many ways, and I think unfortunately we've been so buttoned down building an amazing product, that we haven't had the time to go externally promote ourselves. Then again, I would describe the eng org, the way I would describe Ben - low-key, shy, but brilliant. As an engineer that has done pretty much everything from startups to big companies, I can say that there is no place else I'd rather work.

Cons

It's a startup. We work hard and often have to figure what works best. It sometimes takes a few rounds, but when we do it feels like its essential and natural extension of the culture.

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