Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)
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Bill Ready

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Pinterest with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 143 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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143 reviews
5.0
Nov 20, 2014
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Pros

* Great work life balance, especially compared to other startups in the valley (looking at you Uber) * Very high potential. Pinterest can monetize users extremely well since it knows their interests and can deliver targeted advertising. It also has strong user traction and is on track to surpass Twitter in terms of U.S. MAUs sometime in the next year. Based on that Pinterest could easily be at a 30B+ valuation in a couple years * Not any politics. The culture is friendly and collaborative and there has not been any politics that I've seen * Company puts a big emphasis on getting feedback from employees about what is working and what isn't & then acting on that feedback * Leadership team is very transparent. There is a weekly Q&A with the CEO and bi-weekly lunches where the leadership team presents high level strategy.

Cons

* Company is spread across multiple buildings which makes it hard to meet people outside of your org (i.e. engineering, partners, etc) * They have equity refreshes (which is awesome), but the difference between the refresh for top performers and average performers is negligible (which is bad if you're a top performer)

5.0
Nov 15, 2014

Happy Employee

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Pros

We are at a stage in our company where we have a lot of interesting problems to tackle. We are small enough that our culture is still very start-up like, including the fact that we move really fast. It has meant that I have learned a ton in my few months here.

Cons

We have a few growing pains including accountability and ownership, especially since we are moving so fast.

5.0
Sep 13, 2014
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Pros

· Mountains of data to explore and process · Solid infrastructure and tools · A product that people love and a company that nurtures it · Organized on-boarding process gets you up to speed quickly · Full of refugees from Google, Facebook, and other top tech companies. You learn from the best tech has to offer · Lots of new graduate hires to give you a fresh perspective and keep you grounded · Weekly Q&A with Ben isn't some canned event where questions are pre-selected and vetted to avoid uncomfortable questions. It's a town hall meeting where citizens can speak directly to the mayor. Authenticity is valued here · Meaningful equity

Cons

· The chairs kind of suck · Can be overwhelming when you first join

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