Process
I went to a career fair and handed my resume to a recruiter.
A few days later, I received an email asking for an interview that was conducted over Skype.
The interviewer first asked me if I used Yelp and how I would improve Yelp. They kept pressing for ideas before asking me any technical questions.
Questions
I only had one coding question.
It was to find the maximum number of segments that could fit on a number line, given a list of segments.
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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
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2024Pros: Can work at your own pace, with great coworkers.Cons: Nothing comes to mind. Happy to work here.
- 1.0Good Balance, Terrible ManagerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 20, 2017Pros: Work-life balance is not bad.Cons: The manager in the team I was working in is the worst manager ever. She treated the team members like cogs in a big machine, not like people.
- 4.0Would recommend for a New GradSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2018Pros: - Great work/life balance. - Incredible engineering culture-wise: everyone I've worked with is both very kind and supportive, and an amazing engineer. - Great learning environment for a new grad or junior engineer. - Getting to work on high-impact and high-visibility projects as a new grad.Cons: - Unclear road-map for growth for more experienced engineers - Compensation not competitive - Slow to improve on large tech-debt items - A lot of the new managers are very "meh"
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