Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Applied online in November 2013.
First phone interview occurred after two weeks.
Second phone interview in December 2013.
Onsite interview at Yelp in January 2014.
Received offer in February 2014.
The entire process took approximately 13 weeks.
Questions
Most questions can be found in previous reviews.
Standard online coding and whiteboard coding questions.
Basic interview questions such as:
- Why Yelp?
- What team are you interested in?
Several scenario questions such as: What might be the possible reasons for a slow network connection?
C/C++ questions:
- What is an inline function?
- Describe why a compiler might not perform inlining in some circumstances.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer New Grad role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Decent Pay, Great Work-lifeSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 13, 2023Pros: Good work-life balance, no pressure from management.Cons: Pay is not that good compared to FAANG, but it's still decent.
- 4.0A great place to learn and growiOS Developer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2019Pros: Like the title says, Yelp is a great place to begin your software engineering career. * Amazing work-life balance * Great, inclusive culture * Our component architecture (iOS side) is easy to work with and eliminates the need for delegates and other cumbersome ways of moving data.Cons: The app looks a bit antiquated (being fixed). I have had four managers in my one year of being here. While this is not the norm, it is also not unheard of and happens too often. This has definitely affected my career growth. Still, I feel like I have learned a lot here.
- 4.0Great group of peopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2014Pros: The smartest engineers anywhere. Yelp hires only the top software engineers around. Great to be around such talent!Cons: Work/life balance is sometimes difficult, but management is very understanding regarding time off.
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