What interview questions does Pinterest ask?

Candidates have reported 75 questions from Pinterest interviews to TrueInterview: 45 algorithm, 14 system design, 11 object-oriented programming and 5 sql. Each one is filed under the round it came up in, with the month it was reported where a candidate gave one, and opens in the workspace that format calls for — an editor judged against hidden tests for coding and SQL, a whiteboard for system design.

How recent are these Pinterest interview questions?

The most recent Pinterest question on this page was reported in September 2026. A question shows the month a candidate reported it whenever that is known, so an entry that has gone stale is visible as one rather than presented as current.

Which Pinterest interview rounds do these questions come from?

The reported Pinterest questions on this page are filed under 3 rounds: Online Assessment, Phone Screen and Onsite. Filtering by a round gives you the questions candidates were asked at that stage rather than the whole bank at once.

How hard are Pinterest's interview questions?

Of the 75 rated Pinterest questions on this page, the spread is 7 easy, 51 medium and 17 hard. Difficulty is the rating on the question itself, not a prediction of how a particular loop will go.

Where do these Pinterest interview questions come from?

From candidates who sat the interview. Some post the whole loop on the public interview experiences board; the rest are reports we verify and file by company, format and round. Nothing covered by an NDA is accepted, and the sourcing rules are published in full at /methodology.

Has anyone written up their Pinterest interview?

Yes — 67 candidates have published an account of a Pinterest loop, covering the rounds they sat, what they were asked and how it ended. Each write-up has its own page and links to the questions it mentions.

Is there a guide to the Pinterest interview process?

There are 5 guides filed under Pinterest on this page, written round by round: what each stage covers, what it is assessing, and what to practise before it.

Do I need an account to practise Pinterest questions?

Browsing this page needs no account, and 7 of the 75 Pinterest questions listed here open in full for free. The rest are part of a paid plan, and every row says which it is before you click it.

Pinterest Interview Questions: 75 Real Questions

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a visual discovery engine where hundreds of millions of users curate ideas — powering large-scale recommendation, search, and ads systems with a strong applied-ML core. Interviews follow a standard big-tech loop with a friendly, product-minded tone.

Industry: Visual discovery & social media
Founded: 2010
Size: 4,000+ employees
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Website: pinterest.com

Pinterest hiring insights

Computed from what candidates shared and what we have catalogued for Pinterest — recomputed as both grow, never hand-written.

Reported outcomes

12%

of the 25 decided loops shared here ended in an offer.

Outcome mix

Offer4%(3)
Rejected33%(22)
Still waiting61%(41)
Withdrew1%(1)

Across the 67 of 67 shared loops that stated an outcome.

Median rounds: 1
Last 12 months: 51 loops
Most recent: Sep 2026

Self-reported by candidates who shared a write-up about Pinterest — people who got far enough to have one to share. It is the shape of those loops, not an application-to-offer rate. Read them.

What they ask

Topic mix