Pinterest·Software Engineer

Pinterest Software Engineer interview experience

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Palo Alto, CAPosted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I received a link for an online assessment and used a previous score that was still valid because it was within six months.

Within a week, a recruiter called me, and when I wasn’t available at that moment, we scheduled the behavioral interview for the next day.

The behavioral interview was short—around 15 minutes—and focused on my background and why I was interested in Pinterest. After that, I got another scheduling link for a live technical interview.

The live technical interview gave me two questions within an hour. I solved both, but my solutions weren’t optimal, and it took me a while to get them working correctly. I didn’t end up with an offer, but the process felt pretty direct and timed tightly, with the

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