Pinterest Software Developer reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)
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Bill Ready

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Mar 5, 2016

Poorly Managed

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Pros

Product still have some potential.

Cons

After a number of high profile acquisitions post January 2015, the company culture and performance has plummeted. Here's a recap on ongoing management issues that is now at least four quarters old. - Product Management does not have a clear vision on how to direct company goals resulting in never ending planning sessions with no clear execution record. - Growth Management is incompetent. No accountability after 7 months of mismanagement. - Infrastructure reorganization and disposal of long time employees that have contributed significantly. Mistrust through management favoritism. - Bogus Chief titles and Head/Director titles. Hypocritical about maintaining a flat culture. Results don't matter, special relationships with leadership matter more. - Nobody is technical at the top. Company has outgrew them long ago. Retained for unclear reasons. - CEO haven't outgrew himself. Multiple layers of Product Management leadership that are mandating product direction, it takes about 5 layers of humans before it gets to the staff that are executing. Plus a CEO still micromanaging product directions through hunches.

5.0
Dec 22, 2015
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Pros

We get paid to build Pinterest. How great is that? Company caters to those who prefer action over discussion. Impressive office spaces, brilliant and interesting colleagues, flexible work policy, fun product. Culture really is something else here – I feel like Pinterest genuinely cares about me as a person.

Cons

Some things change quickly – that's the nature of a small/medium sized company. None of these changes have been for the worse in my opinion.

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Pinterest Response
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Thanks for this feedback. We really appreciate hearing from our employees and hope Pinterest continues to be a place that you're proud of.
5.0
Dec 17, 2015
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Pros

Niceness is part of the culture. Average engineer ability higher than other outlets in SF and valley Still relatively small

Cons

Very young team Somewhat inflexible organization

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