Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
One brief HackerRank question. The question was pretty easy, followed by a phone interview with a technical question at the end.
The onsite was 4 interviews with a total of 5 technical questions. The first four ranged from medium to hard LeetCode-type questions. I've also had around 3 design questions, each from a different domain:
- Website design
- Feature selection (ML)
- Database optimization
Each question was extremely interesting to think about, and the interviewer was an amazing soundboard. Although I felt pretty good after the interviews, I received a rejection a few days after the onsite. I feel that I've answered the coding questions well, so I wonder what sort of candidate they were looking for.
The Yelp HQ visit was an amazing experience, and the engineers were really nice, regardless of the outcome.
Questions
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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.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Freebies Mask Aggressive ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 13, 2013Pros: Free lunches and drinks, partyCons: Aggressive management, no product focus.
- 4.0Overall good culture and peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 21, 2021Pros: - Great people - Great culture - Work-life balanceCons: - Company is not growing anymore. - TC is not high.
- 4.0Would recommend for a New GradSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2018Pros: - 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"
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