Mobile Developer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
My interview process with Yelp consisted of two phone interviews.
The first was conducted by someone from HR who basically just read a list of programming 101 questions and recorded my answers. The questions consisted of easy stuff like comparing the efficiency of different sorting algorithms, time complexity for insertions/deletions for various data structures, and simple binary operations.
If you have trouble here, you really need to brush up on your basics.
The second interview was much harder in comparison, but was an average interview. It was conducted by one of the engineers on the team I was applying for (mobile development).
He started the interview with questions about my education and myself. Then he got into some technical questions like explaining how MergeSort and QuickSort work in detail. I think there was also a question on how I would sort a Linked List.
Questions
Imagine a user writes a review on Yelp through their mobile device, but they were not connected to the internet. How would you resolve this situation?
Sort a Linked List.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Yelp Mobile Developer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Mobile Developer 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 Mobile Developer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Team, Lacking BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2016Pros: Friday lunches catered, a great working environment, strong team members, high mobility within the company, and low churn.Cons: Poor 401k matching, middle-of-the-road benefits and compensation, restrictive remote working policies. On-call work breaks into work-life balance (should have Mondays or Fridays off during on-call rotation).
- 4.0Awesome company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2019Pros: Cutting-edge technologies A lot of teams with various types of problems Corporate culture Awesome coworkers Office in SF downtownCons: Pay is a bit low (especially if you live in SF). Medical benefits could be better (especially dental).
- 5.0Software Engineering InternSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 27, 2023Pros: * Great company culture * Fast-moving environment * Great work-life balanceCons: Does not provide benefits such as meal compensation. Does not provide insurance for interns.
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