Front-End Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
March 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process included a phone screen, a 1:1 technical interview, and an onsite interview.
The 1:1 technical interview focused on a JavaScript question. There were no HTML or CSS questions, which was unexpected given the Front End role.
Questions
Build a tooltip with JavaScript without using jQuery
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Yelp Front-End Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Front-End Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Front-End Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
5.0
Great Managers, Some Tech Debt
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 19, 2025
Pros: The company has a great culture. Most teams have good work-life balance with limited on-call responsibilities. I've had several managers, and every single one listens to me and cares about me and my teammates. The remote work is also very nice.
Cons: My team does not suffer from this, but I've seen some teams struggle with tech debt because their management and PM does not want to take time to prioritize it. To an extent, this is on the ICs for not advocating for this well enough, but this becomes a problem for both future ICs and the productivity of the company at large.
5.0
Great Balance, Bad Stock
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 11, 2020
Pros: Awesome work-life balance there.
Cons: Stock performance is really bad there.
4.0
Great group of people
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 8, 2014
Pros: The smartest engineers anywhere. Yelp hires only the top software engineers around. Great to be around such talent!
Cons: Work/life balance is sometimes difficult, but management is very understanding regarding time off.
- 5.0Great Managers, Some Tech DebtSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 19, 2025Pros: The company has a great culture. Most teams have good work-life balance with limited on-call responsibilities. I've had several managers, and every single one listens to me and cares about me and my teammates. The remote work is also very nice.Cons: My team does not suffer from this, but I've seen some teams struggle with tech debt because their management and PM does not want to take time to prioritize it. To an extent, this is on the ICs for not advocating for this well enough, but this becomes a problem for both future ICs and the productivity of the company at large.
- 5.0Great Balance, Bad StockSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 11, 2020Pros: Awesome work-life balance there.Cons: Stock performance is really bad there.
- 4.0Great group of peopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2014Pros: The smartest engineers anywhere. Yelp hires only the top software engineers around. Great to be around such talent!Cons: Work/life balance is sometimes difficult, but management is very understanding regarding time off.
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