Software Engineer, Backend Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
One round phone screen interview with problem-solving.
After passing it, there are four rounds of onsite interviews at SF HQ. The questions are easy, but you'll need to prepare for system design problems if you're not accustomed to thinking at a scalability level.
Yelp will pay for your airplane and hotel fees if you live outside SF and reimburse expenses, including Uber and Uber Eats.
Questions
2 rounds: normal behavior questions. 1 round: System design question. 1 round: problem-solving question (LC easy & medium level).
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Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Great intern experienceSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 18, 2018Pros: - Pay is good. - Excellent intern program with lots of events. - Mentor was very eager to teach me about technical concepts (will vary depending on your mentor). - It was my first time working in web, but there was plenty of support in the form of documentation and help from co-workers to get me up to speed. - No unreasonable expectations; I was never expected to stay late, even when I was given a project with a deadline.Cons: Pretty overbearing tech culture. You've got to always be smiling and agreeing with everyone. Probably not an issue for most people.
- 4.0Great place to work, but falls just a little short in the pay departmentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 21, 2019Pros: Great work culture, supportive management, freedom to work on things that you're interested in, very little bureaucratic overhead, and high growth.Cons: Pay is a bit low.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 20, 2014Pros: Comfortable office environment. Nice people. Bright future.Cons: The current headquarter is a little bit compact.
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