Front-end Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I submitted my resume at the college career fair and was contacted within a week.
First, I scheduled a phone interview that included some entry-level algorithm and JavaScript questions.
Then, I was reached by a recruiter for an onsite interview with four engineers. Nothing was difficult, as I answered all questions without any issues. The questions focused on web concepts, data structures, entry-level algorithms (not dynamic programming or ACM-level problems), and front-end technologies. For example, I was asked to find all bugs in a micro web application.
Everyone was super friendly, and their office is awesome. Unlike most technical companies of that size, the people at Yelp are very young and dress much more fashionably.
By the way, they have the best cafe and kitchen of all the companies I've interviewed with.
Questions
Nothing hard. All questions are reasonable, but I think it could be harder.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Yelp Front-end Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
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Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Front-end Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Front-end Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
4.0
Overall good culture and people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 21, 2021
Pros: - Great people
- Great culture
- Work-life balance
Cons: - Company is not growing anymore.
- TC is not high.
5.0
Great culture and mission, great engineering environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 2, 2018
Pros: Good culture.
Fun work environment.
Engineers have a lot of freedom.
No deadlines (!).
Very passionate product team.
Very capable engineers.
Very little process and limited meetings, especially for engineers.
Good speed of execution: Code is deployed 3 times a day for the main monolith and can be deployed unlimited times on demand for backend services. Apps are released every 2 months.
Great location: Huge building and right in downtown.
Great stock refresh plan.
Very open culture when it comes to execs talking about roadmaps and honest company performance.
Very collaborative environment - you can ping any engineer on any team on IRC in team chat rooms. There are on-point members for every team who will respond to any questions, even for debugging code (wow).
Free lunch on Fridays, free birthday cake from the team on birthdays. $ to spend on 'productivity items' like your favorite keyboard, book, or noise-canceling headphones.
Recently, efforts are being made to show gratitude and make employees feel valuable (it's working), like Yelp-iversary cards (work anniversary).
Quarterly 'reviews' which aren’t really performance reviews - they are conversations with your manager to set expectations and give feedback.
Free ASL classes, free movie nights every fortnight.
I worked for a big company before this and though that company has a big name, I didn’t enjoy the culture or work at all. I’m blown away by this company.
Cons: Might not find challenging projects depending on the team.
Outsiders have a perception that Yelp is not doing anything new or innovative.
The quarterly review system is great, but engineers don’t know what to look forward to or how to build their career.
Need to be proactive about your career growth at the company.
4.0
Senior Front-end Developer
Senior Frontend Developer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 7, 2022
Pros: Yelp suggested the full-time position to me.
Yelp suggested the skills that are very suitable for me.
Cons: I wanted to learn more in a different environment.
- 4.0Overall good culture and peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 21, 2021Pros: - Great people - Great culture - Work-life balanceCons: - Company is not growing anymore. - TC is not high.
- 5.0Great culture and mission, great engineering environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2018Pros: Good culture. Fun work environment. Engineers have a lot of freedom. No deadlines (!). Very passionate product team. Very capable engineers. Very little process and limited meetings, especially for engineers. Good speed of execution: Code is deployed 3 times a day for the main monolith and can be deployed unlimited times on demand for backend services. Apps are released every 2 months. Great location: Huge building and right in downtown. Great stock refresh plan. Very open culture when it comes to execs talking about roadmaps and honest company performance. Very collaborative environment - you can ping any engineer on any team on IRC in team chat rooms. There are on-point members for every team who will respond to any questions, even for debugging code (wow). Free lunch on Fridays, free birthday cake from the team on birthdays. $ to spend on 'productivity items' like your favorite keyboard, book, or noise-canceling headphones. Recently, efforts are being made to show gratitude and make employees feel valuable (it's working), like Yelp-iversary cards (work anniversary). Quarterly 'reviews' which aren’t really performance reviews - they are conversations with your manager to set expectations and give feedback. Free ASL classes, free movie nights every fortnight. I worked for a big company before this and though that company has a big name, I didn’t enjoy the culture or work at all. I’m blown away by this company.Cons: Might not find challenging projects depending on the team. Outsiders have a perception that Yelp is not doing anything new or innovative. The quarterly review system is great, but engineers don’t know what to look forward to or how to build their career. Need to be proactive about your career growth at the company.
- 4.0Senior Front-end DeveloperSenior Frontend Developer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 7, 2022Pros: Yelp suggested the full-time position to me. Yelp suggested the skills that are very suitable for me.Cons: I wanted to learn more in a different environment.
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