Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Had one phone screen with a recruiter and two Skype interviews with engineers.
Brought in for an onsite, which included four one-on-one board-coding interviews. Two of these were with senior engineers.
Had a tour around the office, though they are moving to a new location.
Rejected a few days after the onsite. As usual, they were not allowed to provide additional feedback.
Questions
Most typical questions can be found in previous reviews. Coding questions vary depending on the interviewer; don't get too hung up on this, since the fun of board-coding is not knowing what the questions will be beforehand.
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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
- 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.
- 5.0Great People, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. People are really good. I love working here.Cons: Slow career growth, even when asked.
- 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.
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