20 min introduction phone call with recruiter.

45 minute Technical Phone Screen. The question was easy. I answered the question very well, and my algorithm was optimal. I also gave a complex approach which was more appropriate for a larger scale system.

My code did have some bugs, which I fixed after debugging. These were Python syntax-related bugs and not logic-related, but I think this was the reason for my rejection. I still do not know if that was the reason for rejection, though, because the recruiter never replied with feedback.

They communicate very nicely with you when you are going through the process but just stop replying once they have rejected you. Most major companies I have interviewed with provide feedback and are polite with their rejections. Sadly, Yelp is not one of them. I wouldn't say my experience was bad, but it could have been better.

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