Backend Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
It was a terrible experience. I received my rejection more than four weeks later. It took me three weeks to get an onsite interview notice, and more than four weeks to receive my rejection after the onsite interview. Yelp appears to be a sinking boat, and I truly dislike the HR department there.
Questions
System design:
Design a method to make the user download their profile from Yelp.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Yelp Backend Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Backend Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Yelp's Backend Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Awesome culture, unimpressive paySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Lots of great people. No toxicity. Excellent engineers.Cons: Pay isn't competitive. Some toxic management.
- 4.0happy workplace in the worldMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Stock price is stable; don't need to worry about joining when the stock price is high. - Super friendly workplace and culture; no one will blame you if you make a mistake. - Cross-team collaboration is super amazing; every team is helpful in answering any questions. - My top one company for a helpful, cooperative culture. - Bottom-up culture; you will have big room to try any idea but need to convince the PM.Cons: The salary is low and the stock has not changed over 10 years.
- 5.0Great People, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. People are really good. I love working here.Cons: Slow career growth, even when asked.
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