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 163 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 101 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 78 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 41 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 44 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Not exempt from layoffs and resource shorages" ((in 8 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 8 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 7 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

5.0

Jan 18, 2021

Great place to work

Partner manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn in a positive environment

Cons

Too many rotations from leaders

Pinterest Response

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

5.0

Dec 10, 2020

Great company

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stock, commission, people, salary, work

Cons

issues encountered with executive management globally

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback! While we’re glad you’ve experienced positive elements of Pinterest, we are sorry for the negative aspects you’ve encountered. Specific feedback is vital to our improvement efforts, so we invite you to share (if you're comfortable) via our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249 Pinterest People Team

4.0

Aug 20, 2020

Good place to work!

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is quite good with quarterly bonuses, free lunch & snacks and colleagues are always helpful.

Cons

Nothing really I can think of.

Pinterest Response

Thank you for your feedback! We’re so glad you enjoyed your time at Pinterest. If you’d like to share more feedback directly, reach out to our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Jo, CHRO

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