Process
A recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. I completed a HackerRank challenge, and then a technical phone screen was scheduled. I was rejected after the phone screen, although I answered all the questions. I'm not sure what they were looking for. There were a lot of questions on scalability and distributed systems.
Questions
Top K frequent elements: how would you run it on multiple nodes?
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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
Remote Work, Low Salary
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 13, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance, remote.
Cons: The salary is not that good.
5.0
Location, Balance, Learning Opps
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 25, 2017
Pros: Great location, great work-life balance (might depend on team/specialization).
Lots of opportunities to learn and move around within the company (deputyships).
Cons: Possibly slightly below average on perks and compensation relative to other companies.
4.0
Great Culture, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 18, 2022
Pros: Good culture and work-life balance.
Cons: The comp is not super competitive.
- 4.0Remote Work, Low SalarySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMay 13, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance, remote.Cons: The salary is not that good.
- 5.0Location, Balance, Learning OppsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 25, 2017Pros: Great location, great work-life balance (might depend on team/specialization). Lots of opportunities to learn and move around within the company (deputyships).Cons: Possibly slightly below average on perks and compensation relative to other companies.
- 4.0Great Culture, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 18, 2022Pros: Good culture and work-life balance.Cons: The comp is not super competitive.
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