Process
Started with an at-home coding challenge, followed by an online coding challenge with one of the engineers. This was then followed by the in-person interview, which consisted of:
- Two behavioral interviews
- A system design interview
- A data structure/algorithm interview
Questions
How did you build one of your past projects?
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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
9%
Pass 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
Positive43%
Neutral44%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
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.
3.0
Interesting place to work.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 31, 2025
Pros: Full remote work-life balance
Cons: recent pay cuts
lack of vision
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.
- 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.
- 3.0Interesting place to work.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 31, 2025Pros: Full remote work-life balanceCons: recent pay cuts lack of vision
- 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.
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