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
5.0
Jul 25, 2014
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Pros

Whenever I hear Ben speak, I am amazed at his ability to inspire me and have a great sense of satisfaction working at the company.

Cons

Growing pains. But I am learning a lot and count my blessings every day that I get to learn so much from so many smart people, get paid doing it, get great food and perks, and when there are bumpy times i always remember 'a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor'.

2.0
Jun 29, 2014
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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

3.0
May 16, 2014
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Pros

Most of engineers are smart and great. They are willing to work on exciting things without thinking about promotion. And product is fun to work on.

Cons

Too much politics in engineering part. A small amount of engineers (some managers as well) are not putting pinners first. Instead of contributing code, they are playing politics and delivering very negative culture here. Engineers who want to work on impactful things are very hard to get chance to if projects are against the interests of these people.

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