Initially contacted by a recruiter.

The first step was a 15-minute HackerRank online coding test. This was a fairly easy sorting question.

The second step was a 45-minute Skype interview. The first 10 minutes or so included questions about my resume and background, as well as "Why Yelp." Then, there was 30 minutes of coding on a Coderpad. The question was similar to the "design" style questions on LeetCode, around a medium level for an optimal solution. A few minutes at the end were left for questions.

The third step involved two back-to-back 45-minute Skype interviews. Each of these progressed similarly to the first, with background questions and the majority of the time spent coding. Then, a few minutes at the end were left for questions. The first question was an easy level, the second a medium. The first question was unique and not like most LeetCode problems. The second was a variation of the LeetCode merge interval problem.

After a bit more than a week (and two follow-up emails), I received a rejection from the recruiter.

All of my interviewers were professional, and I thought the coding questions were reasonable. I liked that they weren't all just straight LeetCode questions like most places.

Why Yelp?

What's the difference between C++ and Python?

Tell me about yourself?