Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, there was a phone screen with a recruiter.
I then had a Skype interview with an engineer.
He asked about how the internet works, why Yelp, and there was a coding problem. The engineer was friendly and helpful when I got stuck on the problem.
I didn't get to the onsite.
Questions
What happens when you type yelp.com into your browser?
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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
Quality developer environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 14, 2019
Pros: Work-life balance is ridiculously good.
Swapping between teams/orgs is not hard.
Everyone is very friendly and willing to help; I can't find any toxic people.
Cons: Pay is great, but not top.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 8, 2024
Pros: Can work at your own pace, with great coworkers.
Cons: Nothing comes to mind. Happy to work here.
4.0
Open Workspace, Community, and Source
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 7, 2015
Pros: Pretty big use and contribution to the open-source community. Cool and interesting projects to work on. Lots of smart people. Chill work environment. In downtown San Fran. Healthy snacks.
Cons: Management, career and professional development, team organization.
- 5.0Quality developer environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 14, 2019Pros: Work-life balance is ridiculously good. Swapping between teams/orgs is not hard. Everyone is very friendly and willing to help; I can't find any toxic people.Cons: Pay is great, but not top.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2024Pros: Can work at your own pace, with great coworkers.Cons: Nothing comes to mind. Happy to work here.
- 4.0Open Workspace, Community, and SourceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 7, 2015Pros: Pretty big use and contribution to the open-source community. Cool and interesting projects to work on. Lots of smart people. Chill work environment. In downtown San Fran. Healthy snacks.Cons: Management, career and professional development, team organization.
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