Pinterest·Data Scientist

Pinterest Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

United StatesPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

This round felt more traditional and discussion-based than some of the harder OAs I’d faced.

I talked through details on my resume and explained aspects of the models behind my past work. The conversation then led into a machine-learning-focused technical segment where I received a LeetCode hard question.

Alongside that, there was also explicit ML fundamentals content woven into the interview. It was a mix of showing I could reason about algorithms at a higher difficulty and also connect it back to core ML understanding.

It was a good experience overall even though I didn’t end up with an offer. What I remember most clearly was that it wasn’t purely puzzle-solving; my model

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