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Pinterest: a small-and-beautiful culture that eroded after the CEO change

2026-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

A former Pinterest engineer liked the small, respectful culture and stock run-up before the CEO change, but says hiring, top-down control and an unfair level reform eroded it.

PinterestSoftware EngineerPosted 9 months agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left over a year ago
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 6
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 11–15 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 40–50 hours
Last stock refresher: $100k–250k
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Food: Free, and fine

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Pinterest: a small-and-beautiful culture that eroded after the CEO change

PinterestSoftware EngineerPosted 9 months agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left over a year ago
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 6
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 11–15 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 40–50 hours
Last stock refresher: $100k–250k
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Food: Free, and fine

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