Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Overall, a very standard and nice experience in both phone and on-site interviews.
Expect to answer basic OS questions even during the on-site, not just the first HR phone screen.
The coding questions were standard and not unexpected. You had better be very familiar with basic, popular coding questions and get them bug-free the first time.
Questions
Nothing much, and I think they are all fair questions given my background and Yelp's technology.
One unexpected question was how to resolve deadlock.
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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
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Friendly Culture, Fragmented EngineeringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 19, 2024Pros: Very open and encouraging culture. People are super friendly and supportive.Cons: Engineering is a bit fragmented across orgs and feature teams. Everyone is trying to build their own thing, which results in slow development velocity.
- 4.0Awesome company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2019Pros: Cutting-edge technologies A lot of teams with various types of problems Corporate culture Awesome coworkers Office in SF downtownCons: Pay is a bit low (especially if you live in SF). Medical benefits could be better (especially dental).
- 5.0Great place to build software engineering knowledge and connectionsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 25, 2021Pros: Uses both latest and old technologies for web programming, so you learn a lot.Cons: The type of work opportunities you have can widely vary depending on what team you are in.
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