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?

"3. People are nice and respectful" ((in 154 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 86 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 84 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((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 45 reviews)); "some management is poor at best" ((in 40 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying by superiors is not only common but is basically expected as a norm." ((in 6 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

Jul 2, 2014

A good job if you value your non-work life

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively sane environment in terms of infra Great work life balance. They don't keep track of vacation which can cause problems but most people take what they need. Not much politics for the worker bees.

Cons

Not the best salary and direction can be lacking at times. A good bit of turnover in upper management. The food is nothing amazing.

2.0

Jun 29, 2014

An Amazing Product, but Toxicity Levels are High

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pinterest is an amazing product that can deliver a lot of value to people - and a lot of people have figured this out. - Plan for monetization looks solid. - "Rands" seems like a solid hire to help solve the cultural problems.

Cons

- So many conflicting directions: Quarterly Goals, Various Company Wide Initiatives - Certain teams are balancing both waterfall and agile methodologies - Golden Handcuffs keep a lot of unhappy people working there. - Lack of diversity on a lot of teams. More female engineers than at a lot of other places, but not enough especially for our demographic. - A lot of people in upper management positions have done things not in the interest of Pinners or Pinterest to be where they are. - Authenticity is a core company value, but speaking your mind gets you on the ____lists. - Not enough investment in Engineers

4.0

Jun 4, 2014

5 stars to the product and the people working here. 3 starts to the board. Overall 4 stars

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pinterest is a great product. I believe it will change people's life. That's why I am still working here.

Cons

The board kept raising fund for too many times. Many employees are frustrated because their shares were diluted severely in the last few rounds of fundraising. The cost to exercise options got higher too.............

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