Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Over Skype, the interviewer first asked me how to evaluate a ranking algorithm, then asked me to complete a small programming task.
The task was to check whether four input points form a square.
Questions
Do the input four points form a square?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Yelp Software Development Engineer role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Yelp's Software Development Engineer interview process in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Yelp Work Experiences
3.0
Friendly Team, Frequent Reorgs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
July 20, 2020
Pros: Healthy Environment, friendly and very young.
Cons: Team reorgs happen very often.
5.0
Genuinely cares about employees
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
May 11, 2021
Pros: Throughout the pandemic, Yelp's leadership has been making sure that employees have the resources they need to work at home. This includes office supplies, as well as time off to get vaccinated, check in on their mental health, and recover.
Teams get to choose their own destiny, within reason, and there's a huge amount of flexibility.
Cons: Historically, the flexibility and freedom that teams have had have led to myriad different implementations of the same thing. Recently, this has started to become less of an issue with standardized platforms that make it easy for folks to do the right thing.
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.
- 3.0Friendly Team, Frequent ReorgsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesJuly 20, 2020Pros: Healthy Environment, friendly and very young.Cons: Team reorgs happen very often.
- 5.0Genuinely cares about employeesSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 11, 2021Pros: Throughout the pandemic, Yelp's leadership has been making sure that employees have the resources they need to work at home. This includes office supplies, as well as time off to get vaccinated, check in on their mental health, and recover. Teams get to choose their own destiny, within reason, and there's a huge amount of flexibility.Cons: Historically, the flexibility and freedom that teams have had have led to myriad different implementations of the same thing. Recently, this has started to become less of an issue with standardized platforms that make it easy for folks to do the right thing.
- 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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