Pinterest Software Engineer interview experience

Even though I was interviewing for an intermediate level, the coding interviewers on the onsite felt less experienced than me. That mismatch shaped the whole day: it was harder to get a real read on my level because the interviewers didn’t seem to guide the session the way a more senior interviewer would.

At the end, I received a rejection email from a different recruiter I hadn’t met during the process. The message was very impersonal—just that it was nice to meet me and that they couldn’t provide in-depth feedback. It felt jarring because I’d made it to the last stage and expected the