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?

"Great people and teams" ((in 163 reviews)); "Targets are achievable and the benefits are great." ((in 99 reviews)); "Good work life balance and generally interesting projects" ((in 81 reviews)); "Great team (dependent on org)" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great colleagues made it worth coming to work." ((in 26 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)); "Inexperienced and insensitive middle management." ((in 10 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)); "Lack of diversity on a lot of teams." ((in 7 reviews)); "It’s all bullying, discrimination and a crappy career framework with a clueless exec team." ((in 6 reviews))

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Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

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87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

May 22, 2023

Good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work. Good company values

Cons

Execs sometimes make very poor decisions. Stock ain't that great. We always sell on the low.

4.0

Mar 18, 2023

Decent Job, Good Compensation

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- SWE Compensation some of the highest in FAANG - Nice coworkers - Great offices

Cons

- WLB is poor here, everyone on my team has worked overtime hours - Leadership is a headless chicken with no definitive path forward for the product

3.0

Mar 7, 2023

chaos in management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice team, nice people to work with good work-life balance overall

Cons

- plans are keep changing - no solid plans for the long term

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