Process
I applied through the university's career fair. A few months later, I received an online coding challenge to be completed through HackerRank.
Shortly after, I had a 20-minute chat with my recruiter. This was followed by an appointment with an engineer for a technical interview, which was conducted over Skype.
During the interview, I had to answer some iOS questions, discuss past projects, and solve a coding problem on CoderPad.
I heard back a few days later, but they decided not to move forward.
Questions
Given a string of words, reverse the words.
Example: "I like cats" --> "cats like I"
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 280 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States 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 United States.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0Good place to startSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 6, 2023Pros: Work-life balance is good.Cons: Legacy systems in some parts can be updated.
- 5.0Good work/life balanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMay 3, 2022Pros: 4-5 working days with about 6 hours of work per day.Cons: Sometimes management can be rough and unorganized, but other than that, there is nothing else.
- 5.0Great Managers, Some Tech DebtSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 19, 2025Pros: The company has a great culture. Most teams have good work-life balance with limited on-call responsibilities. I've had several managers, and every single one listens to me and cares about me and my teammates. The remote work is also very nice.Cons: My team does not suffer from this, but I've seen some teams struggle with tech debt because their management and PM does not want to take time to prioritize it. To an extent, this is on the ICs for not advocating for this well enough, but this becomes a problem for both future ICs and the productivity of the company at large.
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