Process
I had a simple phone screen, and the interviewer sent me to HackerRank for a quiz and a simple programming task. The task was easy, but make sure you know how to parse stdin in your chosen language before you go in. It was really frustrating to stumble on that for such a simple task.
Questions
Given a company name and rank number, sort the companies by their number.
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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
3.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
July 14, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance.
Coworkers are nice.
Company cares about diversity.
Cons: Pay is far from competitive.
Laid off 1/3 of the company during the COVID pandemic.
Doesn't push the envelope; there is no room for innovation.
Engineering management is too inexperienced.
PMs, Designers, and Engineers don't stay here long.
4.0
Great Team, Lacking Benefits
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 15, 2016
Pros: Friday lunches catered, a great working environment, strong team members, high mobility within the company, and low churn.
Cons: Poor 401k matching, middle-of-the-road benefits and compensation, restrictive remote working policies. On-call work breaks into work-life balance (should have Mondays or Fridays off during on-call rotation).
4.0
Good place to start
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 6, 2023
Pros: Work-life balance is good.
Cons: Legacy systems in some parts can be updated.
- 3.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJuly 14, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance. Coworkers are nice. Company cares about diversity.Cons: Pay is far from competitive. Laid off 1/3 of the company during the COVID pandemic. Doesn't push the envelope; there is no room for innovation. Engineering management is too inexperienced. PMs, Designers, and Engineers don't stay here long.
- 4.0Great Team, Lacking BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2016Pros: Friday lunches catered, a great working environment, strong team members, high mobility within the company, and low churn.Cons: Poor 401k matching, middle-of-the-road benefits and compensation, restrictive remote working policies. On-call work breaks into work-life balance (should have Mondays or Fridays off during on-call rotation).
- 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.
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