Is Pinterest a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 143 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Pinterest employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Pinterest now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Pinterest .

Does Pinterest pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pinterest with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 143 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Pinterest.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Pinterest?

91% of Software Developer employees at Pinterest would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Pinterest with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating 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?

"People I worked with were great" ((in 154 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 102 reviews)); "Good work life balance and teams/collegaue" ((in 80 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 42 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 42 reviews)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 reviews)); "new manager new rules, layoffs" ((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)); "Diversity is a huge problem, especially for women." ((in 8 reviews))

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Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

Bill Ready

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Pinterest with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Pinterest is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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143 reviews

2.0

Apr 1, 2024

Horrible WLB and bossy management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technological challenges Many talented people

Cons

Horrible work life balance. Be ready to work 80 hours a week if in any ads teams. Mediocre middle and low tier management. Pushy and bossy. This yields teammates to compete for little things and ruins culture.

5.0

Mar 12, 2024

Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and insurance is great

Cons

pay can be better but it's good

5.0

Mar 12, 2024

The best place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people is incredible, the benefits, the culture, the values. Is the job of my dreams!

Cons

Nothing, until now everything is perfect!

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