Product Design Intern (USA)

Pinterest, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest, Inc. is looking for a design/engineering–oriented intern to join our product management team in the United States.

You’ll work with mentors and peers to define problems, size opportunities, and drive end-to-end execution while leveraging AI tools to accelerate insights and documentation. You’ll collaborate with engineering, design, data science, and research to understand customer needs, contribute to specs and prioritization, and help plan go-to-market activities for scoped

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in design, engineering, or related field.
• Expected to obtain degree by 2028.
• Prior internship, academic, or leadership experience in product management, software, design, analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, or related area.
• Demonstrated interest in building great products and solving user problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
• Learner and builder mindset: onboard to emerging AI tools and apply them in product development with focus on quality, craft and efficiency.
• Familiarity with using AI as a learning and productivity tool while considering privacy and security.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership over the completion and quality of tasks and projects with guidance from mentor, manager, and peers.
• Support product work end-to-end from problem definition and opportunity sizing through execution, launch, and learning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, data science, research, and other teams to build Pinterest’s future.
• Leverage data, user insights, and product judgment to identify customer needs and inform decisions.
• Contribute to product specs, prioritization, experimentation, and go-to-market planning for scoped initiatives.
• Use AI tools to optimize workflow—brainstorming, synthesizing insights, drafting docs, accelerating execution.
• Communicate new ideas and opinions with candor while growing professionally and personally.

Skills

Product management

AI literacy

Data-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (in progress)

Tools

AI tools

Job description

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.

What you’ll do:

• Take ownership over the completion and quality of your tasks and project while incorporating guidance from your mentor, manager, and peers
• Support product work end-to-end, from problem definition and opportunity sizing through execution, launch, and learning
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, design, data science, research, and other teams to build the future of Pinterest
• Leverage data, user insights, and product judgment to help identify customer needs and inform product decisions
• Contribute to product specs, prioritization, experimentation, and go-to-market planning for scoped initiatives
• Leverage AI tools to optimize your workflow —whether brainstorming, synthesizing insights, drafting product docs, or accelerating execution
• Communicate new ideas and opinions with candor as you grow both professionally and personally through learning and development opportunities

What we’re looking for:

• This position requires current enrollment in a school or education program in which the individual is working towards a Bachelor’s degree in design, engineering, or a related field
• Obtain Bachelor’s or Master's degree by 2028
• Previous internship, academic, or leadership experience in product management, software, design, analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, or a related area
• Demonstrated interest in building great products and solving user problems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels
• Has a learner and builder mindset: able to quickly onboard to emerging AI tools and apply them appropriately throughout the product development process with a focus on decision quality, craft, and efficiency
• Familiarity using AI as a learning and productivity tool to accelerate product work while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, privacy, security, and when to ask for help

We offer 2 internship start dates:

• May 24, 2027 - August 13, 2027
• June 21, 2027 - September 10, 2027

In-Office Requirement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• For this role, some interns will work in a hybrid model (commutable distance to one of our offices, with in-person collaboration approximately 1–2 times per week), and some will work fully remote within approved locations. Specific location and work style (hybrid or remote) will be confirmed during the interview and offer process.
• Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

Relocation Statement:

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

The minimum and maximum salary for this position is $7,500 - $9,000 monthly.

US based applicants only

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.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.