Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, introduce yourself.
Why did you choose Yelp?
Then, go through your resume.
Finally, there's a coding challenge. The coding challenge is about DFS and it is not very hard.
Questions
What's the difference between SQL and NoSQL?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 92 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral32%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
1.0
Good Balance, Terrible Manager
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 20, 2017
Pros: Work-life balance is not bad.
Cons: The manager in the team I was working in is the worst manager ever.
She treated the team members like cogs in a big machine, not like people.
5.0
Awesome place to work!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 19, 2012
Pros: Great environment. Amazing people.
Everyone there is willing to help you get on your feet and start coding. They all come off as friendly and helpful, and you fit in in no time.
A lot of the time, you will either be on IRC chatting with fellow coworkers about life, or setting up some after-work activity. The environment is laid back, and the only real motivating factor was seeing how much your fellow co-worker did the previous day, since there weren't really any set deadlines to get a project done.
Cons: Had a long commute, but other than that, everything was incredible. No complaints.
3.0
Good Balance, Stagnant Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 23, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance and remote options.
Cons: Not enough opportunities to go forward.
- 1.0Good Balance, Terrible ManagerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 20, 2017Pros: Work-life balance is not bad.Cons: The manager in the team I was working in is the worst manager ever. She treated the team members like cogs in a big machine, not like people.
- 5.0Awesome place to work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 19, 2012Pros: Great environment. Amazing people. Everyone there is willing to help you get on your feet and start coding. They all come off as friendly and helpful, and you fit in in no time. A lot of the time, you will either be on IRC chatting with fellow coworkers about life, or setting up some after-work activity. The environment is laid back, and the only real motivating factor was seeing how much your fellow co-worker did the previous day, since there weren't really any set deadlines to get a project done.Cons: Had a long commute, but other than that, everything was incredible. No complaints.
- 3.0Good Balance, Stagnant GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance and remote options.Cons: Not enough opportunities to go forward.
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