Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
April 21, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First interview with HR:
- Motivation questions
- General resume questions
- Objectives
- Quick technical questions about general computer science (these can be found on Glassdoor).
Second interview with an engineer:
- Questions about projects on the resume
- The most challenging aspect of the projects
- Motivation question again (why Yelp?)
- UNIX questions about commands and options
- A trivial technical programming question.
At the end of each interview, there are a few minutes to ask questions to the interviewer.
Questions
UNIX commands and their options.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer Intern role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive63%
Neutral38%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
3.0
Overall a good place. My team was not the right fit.
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 8, 2014
Pros: Live in San Francisco
High pay
Weekly talks
Good culture
Cons: I did not enjoy what I was working on.
There was a weird dichotomy between well-treated software engineers (e.g., we got field trips and free lunch on Fridays) and poorly treated sales people.
4.0
Awesome culture, unimpressive pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Lots of great people.
No toxicity.
Excellent engineers.
Cons: Pay isn't competitive.
Some toxic management.
4.0
happy workplace in the world
Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 24, 2025
Pros: - Stock price is stable; don't need to worry about joining when the stock price is high.
- Super friendly workplace and culture; no one will blame you if you make a mistake.
- Cross-team collaboration is super amazing; every team is helpful in answering any questions.
- My top one company for a helpful, cooperative culture.
- Bottom-up culture; you will have big room to try any idea but need to convince the PM.
Cons: The salary is low and the stock has not changed over 10 years.
- 3.0Overall a good place. My team was not the right fit.Software Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2014Pros: Live in San Francisco High pay Weekly talks Good cultureCons: I did not enjoy what I was working on. There was a weird dichotomy between well-treated software engineers (e.g., we got field trips and free lunch on Fridays) and poorly treated sales people.
- 4.0Awesome culture, unimpressive paySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Lots of great people. No toxicity. Excellent engineers.Cons: Pay isn't competitive. Some toxic management.
- 4.0happy workplace in the worldMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Stock price is stable; don't need to worry about joining when the stock price is high. - Super friendly workplace and culture; no one will blame you if you make a mistake. - Cross-team collaboration is super amazing; every team is helpful in answering any questions. - My top one company for a helpful, cooperative culture. - Bottom-up culture; you will have big room to try any idea but need to convince the PM.Cons: The salary is low and the stock has not changed over 10 years.
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