Pinterest Interview Experiences & Questions
4 real Pinterest interviews shared by candidates: every round, the questions they were asked, how they answered, and whether they got the offer. Latest: May 2026.
What to expect at Pinterest
Based on 4 real interviews
Roles
Software Engineer (1), QA Engineer (1), Product Manager (1), Data Scientist (1)
The Pinterest interview process
Most common round types: Behavioral (3), Coding (2), System Design (1), Technical (1), Analytical (1), Cross-Functional (1).
Real Pinterest interview questions
- Automate a user flow in CypressJS
- Basic resume and experience questions
- Climbing Stairs
- Pretend that you are a Facebook product manager and you had just launched a feature to improve the social experience around birthdays, but engagement is down and you are also responsible for monetizing the feature. How…
- What's a solution that you can provide to help media planners create better copy?
- I've read your resume. What's something you'd like me to know that isn't on your resume?
- Questions about my work experience.
- Design spam detection on Pinterest.
- We are developing a media planning tool, improving the feature, and we want to unlock additional revenue budget by offering this capability. How would you approach it?
- How would you handle a PR conflict?
- SQL based on joins and aggregates.
- Leetcode easy/medium counting and array manipulation question
- Does a valid path exist in a Graph
- A/B testing tradeoff between metrics and recommendation.
- Tell me a time when you made a wrong decision and how you worked to incorporate that process.
- Pretend that you are a product manager for Google Maps and you are focused on improving accessibility features. How would you go about that?
- What's a piece of feedback that you received and how did you take action?
- How have you worked with engineering teams?
- How can you help engineering teams with prioritization?
- What's it like to manage you?
All 4 Pinterest interview experiences
“Process was good. wish it was a bit quicker though it lasted a long time. try to get through final round as quick as possible since it takes a while afterwards to hear back”
“The overall interview process wasn't good. The employees I was supposed to initially interview with rescheduled. I ended up being interviewed by employees that were not familiar with the technical…”
“The recruiter opened with, “I’ve read your resume, so what do you want me to know that isn’t on it?” and that let me position my biggest advantage right away: I was both a product manager and the…”
“The process was straightforward. It is a technical interview along with experimentation trade-offs.”
Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Pinterest interview?
Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, phone screen, technical round, final / onsite round.
How hard is the Pinterest interview?
Candidates rate it 3.0/5 on average (medium), across 4 interviews.
How long does the Pinterest hiring process take?
About 2 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Pinterest candidates get an offer?
0% of candidates with a final result got an offer (0 of 2).
What does the Pinterest interview focus on?
The most common round types are Behavioral, Coding, System Design, Technical.