Software Engineer Intern 2027 (USA)

The posting, as Pinterest wrote it

About Pinterest

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here .

We’re looking for inquisitive, collaborative interns to join our engineering teams. Working closely with mentors and product, design, data, and backend engineers, you’ll learn how large-scale systems operate and use modern AI-assisted tools to help build new technologies, features, and tools. Expect real projects, supportive teammates, and plenty of opportunities to explore ideas that make a difference for our teams and Pinners.

What you’ll do

• Demonstrate accountability and quality in your work while receiving support and guidance from your mentor, manager, and peers
• Execute scoped technical tasks end-to-end to help build the future of Pinterest
• Deliver code that is well-documented, tested, and operable
• Leverage AI tools in your daily engineering workflow to accelerate delivery—brainstorming approaches, writing and refining code, and producing clear documentation
• Communicate ideas and perspectives with candor as you grow professionally through learning and development opportunities
• Collaborate with your team and contribute to real projects that impact Pinterest
• Engage with leaders and employees across Pinterest and participate in a variety of optional company events

What we’re looking for

• Currently enrolled in a degree or education program working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or a related technical field
• On track to graduate by June 2029
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms
• Familiarity using AI as a learning, productivity, and engineering tool , and as an iterative coding partner, to accelerate engineering work while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, security, and when to ask for help
• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScr

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on. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here .

US based applicants only

The minimum and maximum salary for this position is $8,250 - $11,000 monthly.

For this role, applicants must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Company complies with all applicable federal, state, and/or local equal employment opportunity and/or anti-discrimination laws.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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