Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,281 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Pinterest to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pinterest have been left by employees working as Software Engineer Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Software Engineer .

Does Pinterest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pinterest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pinterest. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pinterest?

60% of Pinterest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pinterest 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pinterest?

Software Engineer (152) , Account Manager (58) , 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?

"Great people and teams" ((in 156 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 106 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 81 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 42 reviews)); "Some great teams with awesome culture" ((in 39 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 43 reviews)); "some management is poor at best" ((in 39 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Recientes Layoff, dificil crecimiento interno" ((in 9 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))

What are employees saying about Pinterest layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Pinterest layoffs and their outlook for job security at Pinterest in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Pinterest locations?

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Pinterest reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(996 total reviews)

Bill Ready

48% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 996 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pinterest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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996 reviews

5.0

Aug 19, 2021

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am very satisfied with high quality equipments, professional team leads flexible working hours, health insurance

Cons

I can not find anything to say. Everything looks fine for me. Thanks for reading this.

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re so glad you enjoyed your time at Pinterest! If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Aug 15, 2021

Great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and great product to work on

Cons

Commute time could be something to think about

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re so glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest! If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Aug 12, 2021

Excellent Intern Program

Software engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had an amazing impact with the M10N org. I had an amazing team that was fully supportive. Awesome intern events.

Cons

I can not really think of any cons I found during my internship of 12 weeks. It was awesome overall.

Pinterest Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and are so glad you enjoyed your Pinternship. If you’d like to share more feedback directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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