I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest
Interview
I first had a coding challenge and then heard back from them in li a week. I had a call with the recruiter where she just tried to gauge my interest and answer any questions I had. Finally, I had an onsite that felt like a phone screen (just one 1h long interview with a leetcode medium question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There are prohibited words given to you. Write a program that decides if a string has one of those and return True if so, False otherwise.
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Pinterest Recruiting
Application
I interviewed at Pinterest
Interview
recruiter screen -> technical screen -> HM and team matching phase
recruiter screen for logistics and basic screen then technical with 2 leetcode easy/medium level, then hiring manager interview for team match
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Pinterest in Nov 2025
Interview
Asks for background, salary, and stuff about you. Be prepared to answer projects you've created or experiences you had at previous internships. Camera is not required for the phone call.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pinterest
Interview
Recruiter was very nice and easygoing. Technical interviewer felt like was not interested in being there and one easy LC and one medium LC question. But was a good overall process.
