Pinterest Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 29, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
145 interviews
Pinterest interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Pinterest with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 114 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pinterest overall takes an average of 24 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Pinterest as a Software Engineer according to 114 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Background check: 1%
Other: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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