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

Software Engineer professionals working at Pinterest have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 144 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 Engineer Jobs at Pinterest now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Pinterest .

Does Pinterest pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pinterest with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 144 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Pinterest.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Pinterest?

91% of Software Engineer employees at Pinterest would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 Pinterest locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

San Francisco is the top rated Pinterest location by Software Engineer employees.

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 154 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 102 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 81 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 44 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 47 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "LACK OF DIVERSITY: Tone deaf speeches from upper management about race and inclusion." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 6 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 6 reviews))

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Pinterest Software Engineer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)

Bill Ready

88% 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 employees have rated Pinterest with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Pinterest is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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144 reviews

4.0

Oct 22, 2025

great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited PTO, full remote work

Cons

many leadership changes, feels like leadership doesn't value engineers, becoming a very top down organization

3.0

Oct 12, 2025

Good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance + culture

Cons

dev can be a nightmare sometimes

5.0

Oct 5, 2025

Really good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, good with life balance, great pay

Cons

May not be able to socialize much with team

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