Pinterest·Data Scientist

Pinterest Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

CanadaPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview was essentially an online coding test with no human interviewer involved.

The questions centered on data structures and algorithms, and they also included machine learning content. I remember taking it mostly as a challenge to lean on solid fundamentals rather than relying on any sort of interactive problem-solving.

Even though there wasn’t a live Q&A, it still felt quite difficult because the ML side required real understanding of the math and core concepts, not just the vocabulary. The data structures and algorithms components demanded a similar level of correctness, just in a different lane.

I didn’t end up with an offer. The experience left me feeling like

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