Pinterest interview questions
36 questions reported by candidates for 2 roles, 2021–2025.
Questions by role
Behavioral questions asked at Pinterest
- Tell me about the most challenging situation you faced in your career and how you handled it.
- Tell me about a time when you influenced a product roadmap.
- Why do you want to work at Pinterest?
Most-asked at Pinterest
- Tell me about the most challenging situation you faced in your career and how you handled it. Behavioral
- Design a rate limiter. System design
- Design a typeahead box for a search engine. System design
- Design a product recommendation system. Machine-learning
- Pinterest WAU is up 5% but email notification open rates are down 2%. Figure out why. Analytical
- Implement a k-nearest neighbors algorithm. Technical
- Imagine a teleportation machine that can teleport humans for 100 meters. How would you monetize it? What are the use cases? Product sense
- As the PM for Spotify's Discover Weekly, what metrics would you track? Analytical
- How would you decide ad placement on Pinterest? Analytical
- Tell me about a time when you influenced a product roadmap. Behavioral
- Design a shopping experience for Netflix. Product sense
- Improve Pinterest. General
- How would you improve the experience of people interested in travel on Pinterest? Product sense
- Design spam detection on Pinterest. System design
- Design a Facebook app to connect users with handymen. Product sense
Questions people ask
What questions does Pinterest ask in interviews?
Candidates have reported 36 different questions at Pinterest, across 2 roles. The most-asked are listed on this page by role.
Which roles have the most Pinterest interview questions?
Product Manager (16 questions), Machine Learning Engineer (13 questions).
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