Is Pinterest a good company to work for?

Pinterest has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,277 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% 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(Internship) , Software Engineer Intern 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 been stable over the past 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 (151) , Account Manager (57) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Partner Manager (28) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Data Scientist (17) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Software Engineer Intern (16) , 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?

"People I worked with were great" ((in 152 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 84 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 43 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 46 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "new manager new rules, layoffs" ((in 9 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 9 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 Pinterest locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Los Angeles , New York , San Francisco , Chicago , Seattle

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Pinterest reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(992 total reviews)

Bill Ready

49% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 992 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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Reviews by job title

992 reviews

4.0

May 4, 2022

Pinterest Influencer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High volume, always room to grow

Cons

Slow start to get profile going, THEN get affiliates

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review! We’re glad you’re enjoying your experience as a Pinterest Creator and appreciate the feedback on where we have room to improve. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Apr 11, 2022

great company

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

awesome work-life balance, great company culture

Cons

none that I think of

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review! We’re glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest and appreciate the feedback on where we have room to improve. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

5.0

Mar 21, 2022

Nice

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work for

Cons

Long hours and no training

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review! While we’re glad you’re enjoying your time at Pinterest so far, we appreciate the feedback on where we have room to improve. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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