Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
October 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I interviewed with Yelp for a Software Engineer - Full Stack role in the UK. The process included:
- Online Assessment
- Phone Interview - Behavioral
- Four-round onsite interview:
- Two Problem Solving rounds
- One System Design round
- One Behavioral round
Questions
Design a feature on Yelp to download all the content posted by a user.
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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
3.0
Nothing new going on
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 27, 2017
Pros: Engineers are clever and experienced.
Managers are understanding and not pushy.
A relaxed and laid-back work environment.
Free beer on tap and a good variety of snacks.
Good work-life balance.
Cons: Unmotivated engineers and managers.
Lack of notice on product details.
Nothing new to work on, except on the data mining team.
Very conservative approach to product and too many unmaintained features inside the app.
4.0
Would recommend for a New Grad
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 7, 2018
Pros: - Great work/life balance.
- Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer.
- Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer.
- Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.
Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers
- Compensation not competitive
- Slow to improve on large tech-debt items
- A lot of the new managers are very "meh"
5.0
Great Balance, Bad Stock
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 11, 2020
Pros: Awesome work-life balance there.
Cons: Stock performance is really bad there.
- 3.0Nothing new going onSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 27, 2017Pros: Engineers are clever and experienced. Managers are understanding and not pushy. A relaxed and laid-back work environment. Free beer on tap and a good variety of snacks. Good work-life balance.Cons: Unmotivated engineers and managers. Lack of notice on product details. Nothing new to work on, except on the data mining team. Very conservative approach to product and too many unmaintained features inside the app.
- 4.0Would recommend for a New GradSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2018Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"
- 5.0Great Balance, Bad StockSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 11, 2020Pros: Awesome work-life balance there.Cons: Stock performance is really bad there.
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