Pinterest·Software Engineer

Pinterest Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

Dublin, DublinPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a recruiter round where they focused on my resume and projects.

After that, I moved into a phone screen that was LeetCode-based at a medium difficulty.

From there, I went into a virtual onsite that totaled five rounds. The questions leaned heavily on LeetCode topics: two coding interviews, two system design interviews, and then a final round with the hiring manager. The format felt very consistent—coding and system design showed up repeatedly rather than rotating into unrelated topics.

By the end, I didn’t get an offer. Even though the process was competitive, what I remember most was that the technical part was clearly the hardest segment for me, and

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