I met with Yahoo at my college career fair. Later, I was invited for three rounds of technical interviews on campus. The interview process was fine overall.
They let me know they would be in touch within a week to follow up on my results. One month later, there was no word.
I emailed the recruiter for a follow-up, but received no reply. Two months later, still nothing from Yahoo.
Not getting an offer is fine; it's understandable. However, when a candidate invests three hours of their time to interview with a company, it is the most basic courtesy to follow up.
Based on my interview experience and the news of the disarray within the organization, in retrospect, I would not want to work for this company. It seems like the Yahoo ship is slowly making its way to the bottom of the ocean.
Basic algorithm and data structure questions.
Stuff you can find on LeetCode and any interview prep book.
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Yahoo Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Yahoo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Yahoo's Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.