Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
November 21, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I submitted my CV through a university placement advertisement and received an email for a code challenge about a week later.
The question was about sorting restaurants by their rating and returning the median.
I believe someone has mentioned this kind of question before. It involved a Java List data structure, so I guess I wasn't prepared enough.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive53%
Neutral12%
Negative35%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.
Yelp Work Experiences
4.0
A good place to start
Software Engineer • Current Employee
August 27, 2021
Pros: Good mentorship.
Good work-life balance.
Cons: Not as much product innovation.
4.0
Awesome culture, unimpressive pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Lots of great people.
No toxicity.
Excellent engineers.
Cons: Pay isn't competitive.
Some toxic management.
5.0
Great culture and people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 2, 2023
Pros: - People are fantastic to work with; everyone is really nice and supportive.
- Great work-life balance. I have never felt overworked in 4 years and have not experienced burnout.
- Well-defined paths towards senior engineering or management.
- Profitable company, and not trying to do risky things, so job security is better.
Cons: Total compensation is about 20% lower than what I could get elsewhere.
- 4.0A good place to startSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 27, 2021Pros: Good mentorship. Good work-life balance.Cons: Not as much product innovation.
- 4.0Awesome culture, unimpressive paySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Lots of great people. No toxicity. Excellent engineers.Cons: Pay isn't competitive. Some toxic management.
- 5.0Great culture and peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2023Pros: - People are fantastic to work with; everyone is really nice and supportive. - Great work-life balance. I have never felt overworked in 4 years and have not experienced burnout. - Well-defined paths towards senior engineering or management. - Profitable company, and not trying to do risky things, so job security is better.Cons: Total compensation is about 20% lower than what I could get elsewhere.
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