Software Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Ontario
June 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process consists of:
- One round of online assessment (LeetCode Medium).
- One round of interview with a recruiting representative.
- Four rounds of one-on-one interviews with Yelp engineers, covering LeetCode Mediums, system designs, and typical interpersonal questions.
Questions
Design a ranking system where employees can send "Yelp Love" to each other and track the number of "love" sent and received.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral29%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Yelp Work Experiences
4.0
Software Engineer IC3
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 26, 2025
Pros: Work in general is pretty chill, with good work-life balance.
Cons: Pay is relatively lower than other bigger companies.
2.0
I hate that Glassdoor is forcing me to do this.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 16, 2025
Pros: Generally good teammates, but not always.
Cons: Product feels dated. Leadership lacks courage to take risks.
Promotion is hard to come by. Basically, forget it.
5.0
Fantastic company to work for!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 19, 2025
Pros: Great engineering culture, fully remote.
Cons: Pay could be more competitive.
- 4.0Software Engineer IC3Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 26, 2025Pros: Work in general is pretty chill, with good work-life balance.Cons: Pay is relatively lower than other bigger companies.
- 2.0I hate that Glassdoor is forcing me to do this.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 16, 2025Pros: Generally good teammates, but not always.Cons: Product feels dated. Leadership lacks courage to take risks. Promotion is hard to come by. Basically, forget it.
- 5.0Fantastic company to work for!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMarch 19, 2025Pros: Great engineering culture, fully remote.Cons: Pay could be more competitive.
Yelp Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
