Pinterest·Data Scientist

Pinterest Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

New York, NYPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My OA consisted of four questions: two SQL queries and two Python questions focused on data cleaning.

I managed to finish three out of four with all tests passing, but it still wasn’t enough to get me through.

What stood out was the feel of the screening—cleaning-focused tasks can look straightforward, but the details matter, especially when you’re dealing with edge cases and making sure everything matches the expected output. Since I didn’t clear all questions, I never got the chance to see the subsequent technical rounds they mentioned might follow.

I didn’t receive an offer. The main thing I took from it was how quickly the bar becomes unforgiving once you’re evaluated on multiple,

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