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THE LOOP
How the Pinterest loop usually runs
Software Engineer
Based on 19 candidate reports, latest Sep 2026
- Technical phone screen53%
- Onsite or virtual loop63%
- Coding rounds74%
- System design37%
- Behavioral26%
Percentages are the share of reports that mention each stage. They come from what candidates wrote, not from an official process.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Topics that come up most
Software Engineer
Based on 19 candidate reports, latest Sep 2026
- Arrays and strings8
- Graphs and BFS/DFS5
- ML fundamentals4
- Intervals and scheduling3
Topic counts are the number of candidate reports that mention each topic. They are based on reported experiences, not an official company syllabus.
INTERVIEW QUESTION BANK
Prepare by role and interview round.
This page has 21 candidate experiences, 14 interview questions, 35 free LeetCode links. Unlock Pinterest ($12) to read detailed candidate experiences and interview insights.
SELECTED ROLE
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| Access | Type | Question or experience | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free preview | Experience | Pinterest | Onsite | Rejected | June 2022 Jul 2022 | → |
| Free preview | Experience | Pinterest iOS Developer Interview Questions and Experience (Oct 2021) | → |
Experience | Pinterest Phone Screen: Minimum Time to Finish All Jobs (May 2025, Not Solved) May 2025 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Backend Phone Screen: Nested Set Equality Checker (Dec 2024) Dec 2024 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Onsite, Bay Area: Restaurant Seating Windows (Meeting Rooms Variant) (Jul 2024) Jul 2024 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Screening Interview, MLE, Three Parts (Jul 2024) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Sr. MLE Onsite Round (Sep to Oct 2024, Rejected) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest MLE Phone Screen, 60 Minutes (Aug 2024) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest ML Engineer Interview: Open Slots from Two Calendars (Sep 2020) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Onsite, Five Rounds (Apr 2025) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest | Internship | Dublin | Nov 2024 [Reject] Nov 2024 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest SDE2 phonescreen | Bay area | Reject Sep 2024 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Technical Phone Screen Oct 2020 | → | |
Experience | Pinterest | Software Engineer L14| Phone Screen | → | |
Experience | Pinterest | Phone, Onsite, OA | Bucket assing | → | |
Experience | Pinterest IC15 onsite: two HLD rounds, two coding rounds, competency; outcome unclear (Jul 2026) | → | |
Experience | Pinterest SDE 1 Onsite | → | |
Experience | Rejected by Pinterest | → | |
Experience | Interview Experience - Pinterest | → | |
Experience | Pinterest Senior MLE interview loop, outcome not posted | → | |
Experience | How I practice interviews for Pinterest MLE (2021) | → |
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