Yelp

Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

July 1, 2017

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Got sent a coding challenge over HackerRank; it was pretty simple. Emailed to set up a time with engineers for technical. In the process for waiting on call. Recruiter is pretty responsive.

Questions

Hackerrank challenge.

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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

15%

Pass 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

Positive77%

Neutral23%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in San Francisco, California.

Yelp Work Experiences

A great place to learn and grow

iOS Developer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

November 6, 2019

Pros: 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.

A great place to learn and grow

iOS Developer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

November 6, 2019

Pros: 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.

Would recommend for a New Grad

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.

Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"

Would recommend for a New Grad

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.

Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"

Good Culture, Limited Growth

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Excellent culture, good work-life balance, and the opportunity to try new things.

Cons: Limited feedback, compensation, growth opportunities.

Good Culture, Limited Growth

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Excellent culture, good work-life balance, and the opportunity to try new things.

Cons: Limited feedback, compensation, growth opportunities.

A great place to learn and grow

iOS Developer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

November 6, 2019

Pros: 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.

4.0
A great place to learn and grow
iOS Developer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 6, 2019
Pros: 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.

Would recommend for a New Grad

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.

Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"

4.0
Would recommend for a New Grad
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 7, 2018
Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.
Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"

Good Culture, Limited Growth

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Excellent culture, good work-life balance, and the opportunity to try new things.

Cons: Limited feedback, compensation, growth opportunities.

4.0
Good Culture, Limited Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 7, 2018
Pros: Excellent culture, good work-life balance, and the opportunity to try new things.
Cons: Limited feedback, compensation, growth opportunities.

Yelp Interview Questions

Destination City

You are given a list of paths, where each path connects two cities. Find the destination city, which is the city that has a path coming in but no path going out.

ArraysStringsGraphs

Course Schedule

Determine if it is possible to finish all courses given prerequisite relationships between them. Essentially, detect if a cycle exists in the course dependencies.

GraphsRecursion

Filter Restaurants by Vegan-Friendly, Price and Distance

You're given a list of restaurants with their vegan-friendly status, price, and distance. Select the restaurants that match specified vegan, price, and distance criteria and return their IDs in sorted order.

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