Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Brief and to the point.
I had a good experience talking with the interviewers about the specific questions afterwards. It was actually pretty engaging, and I thought the feedback they gave was solid.
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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
5.0
Top Tier Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 3, 2020
Pros: 1. Awesome culture!
Yelp has the best engineering culture among the Bay Area tech companies. Engineers are well respected and protected. Managers are there mainly helping engineers to grow and succeed. Office politics are rarely seen.
2. As an immigrant, Yelp has partnered with great immigration lawyers to ensure H1B, PERM, and I-140 processes go smoothly. I've never heard of people getting into trouble with their visas.
Cons: I really hope we have an office somewhere outside SF city. It will be much easier for experienced engineers to stay longer in the company.
5.0
Good Culture, Shifting Processes
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 7, 2017
Pros: Yelp has set up best practices and an engineering culture.
No blame policy.
Cons: Conservative approach to product design
Systems and methods are always in flux (how to use product management tools, seating arrangements, etc.).
3.0
The manager is so bad
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 19, 2021
Pros: No peer pressure, free snacks.
Cons: Bad manager culture; no clear growth path.
- 5.0Top Tier CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 3, 2020Pros: 1. Awesome culture! Yelp has the best engineering culture among the Bay Area tech companies. Engineers are well respected and protected. Managers are there mainly helping engineers to grow and succeed. Office politics are rarely seen. 2. As an immigrant, Yelp has partnered with great immigration lawyers to ensure H1B, PERM, and I-140 processes go smoothly. I've never heard of people getting into trouble with their visas.Cons: I really hope we have an office somewhere outside SF city. It will be much easier for experienced engineers to stay longer in the company.
- 5.0Good Culture, Shifting ProcessesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 7, 2017Pros: Yelp has set up best practices and an engineering culture. No blame policy.Cons: Conservative approach to product design Systems and methods are always in flux (how to use product management tools, seating arrangements, etc.).
- 3.0The manager is so badSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 19, 2021Pros: No peer pressure, free snacks.Cons: Bad manager culture; no clear growth path.
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