I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest (Dublin, Dublin) in May 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me. Phone screen & 4 onsite rounds. The problem solving questions are LC medium/easy-medium.
The whole interview was a disaster. I gave interviews in many companies and got multiple offers. But Pinterest was awful, the people were good but unprepared.
Except phone screen and manager round, all lacked good communication skills. For example, upon asking clarification questions, they struggled to answer and ended up misguiding. At the middle of the implementation they corrected themselves which made the situation complicated. On the feedback, they said I lacked problem solving ability which was completely opposite of the experience i had so far in the pinterest interviews as well as other FAANG/nonFAANG companies.
Not going to interview and waste my time in future.
1st round technical phone screening with in 1 hour.
One follow up question was asked.
The problem was not too hard, but it requires you finish really fast without bugs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode 1564. Put Boxes Into the Warehouse I.
Follow up: what is maximum total box sizes.
Recruiter call, tech round, onsite and rejection call. They sent me an email about a week after the last onsite and asked me to schedule a call on the same day. I scheduled a call to listen 30 second long rejection notice. A half of interview rounds were horrible. Interviewers were not prepared and arrogant.
Good experience not the best outcome. Was 1000% sure I completed all coding and sys design but was told didn't get enough signal for the competency round. Overall very organized but not very satisfied with the response.