Opinions of pinterest from a former pinployee - Software Engineer Pinterest Employee Review

2.0
27 Jul 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing talent, fast pace, awesome CEO, great potential in the market, cool technology stack, fun environment, employees well cared for.

Cons

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.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance, great office, smart colleagues

Cons

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2.0
27 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people in general are amazing- smart, hard working, helpful, funny. Great communities in Slack and engaging events with creativity and camaraderie. Great remote-first environment and some decent benefits. The product drives inspiration and joy and it's useful in a plethora of ways. Longtime Pinner personally, and I loved how people would light up when I said where I worked.

Cons

The CEO and executive leadership team are sinking the product into oblivion. The app is completely overrun with ads now, making it an awful user experience. Leadership doesn't listen to employees when we've brought up major user pain points, and makes terrible financial decisions, focusing more on publicity than the actual product. The toxicity is trickling down. It's not the same company it once was and they've kicked out or scared off some of the most dedicated and passionate employees. It's genuinely sad to watch something so wonderful tank so hard.

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