Pay is ok but mid-management team is lame - Engineer Pinterest Employee Review

3.0

9 Feb 2022

Engineer

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Pros

Pay is ok. WLB is kinda better than average companies.

Cons

I have no idea how Pinterest successfully hired so many junior and incompetent managers in mid-management. They are too junior to make good judgement on the product roadmap and technical direction. I’ve worked with 3 different managers and all of them are arrogant.

Pinterest Response

Thank you for the review. While we’re glad you’re enjoying some aspects of your time at Pinterest, we appreciate the feedback on where we have room to improve. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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5.0

22 Apr 2026

Senior staff software engineer

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Pros

WLB, pay, remote, culture, collaboration, ML

Cons

Recent layoff wasn’t handled well, limited career opportunities

1.0

8 Jun 2026

Sales

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Pros

WLB Remote work (which is slowly ending). Strong ICs

Cons

Poor leadership vision, strategy, and execution. Rebranding products that already exist as net new to chase a headline. Unclear career growth unless you are internally connected to “the right people”. Middle management that is there to boost their career / repackage IC ideas as their own with zero credit. RTO rollout was botched leading to senior sellers leaving. Lots of toxic positivity and virtue signaling

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