Software Engineer - New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I submitted my CV online on the company's website. A few days later, a recruiter contacted me via email for a technical phone screening.
During the screening, I was asked various questions about my CV, a previous project I worked on, why I want to join Yelp, and a rapid sequence of 10-15 technical questions. Most of these questions were basic enough and could be found on the Glassdoor website, previously posted for Yelp.
Questions
Reconstruct a binary tree given two sequences of node traversals:
- Inorder traversal
- Postorder traversal
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 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 fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer - New Grad interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 5.0Great People, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. People are really good. I love working here.Cons: Slow career growth, even when asked.
- 3.0Nothing new going onSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 27, 2017Pros: Engineers are clever and experienced. Managers are understanding and not pushy. A relaxed and laid-back work environment. Free beer on tap and a good variety of snacks. Good work-life balance.Cons: Unmotivated engineers and managers. Lack of notice on product details. Nothing new to work on, except on the data mining team. Very conservative approach to product and too many unmaintained features inside the app.
- 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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