I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Pinterest in May 2025
Interview
I interviewed for a software engineer role at Pinterest. The process started with a 90 minute OA that included two algorithm questions at a medium to hard level. After that, I had a technical phone interview with one engineer, which involved one coding problem and some follow-up questions on edge cases and complexity.
For prepare, I mainly used LeetCode and NeetCode for general practice, and Hack2Hire was especially helpful since the OA format was quite similar.
Overall, the process was structured and fair, and having a solid prep routine made a big difference.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the main questions during the technical phone screen was to solve a coding problem involving arrays and apply an efficient algorithm. After implementing a working solution, I was asked to discuss potential edge cases and explain the time and space complexity of my approach.
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.