Process
I was contacted by a recruiter after visiting a Yelp booth at a school career fair.
He scheduled a phone screen interview.
Questions
Most of the questions were basic, including what an octet is, the range of unsigned integers, and Unix commands such as the use of grep and kill.
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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
5.0
Great starting place
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
May 20, 2024
Pros: Friendly environment, lots of opportunities.
Cons: Sometimes on-call can be demanding.
3.0
Friendly Team, Frequent Reorgs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
July 20, 2020
Pros: Healthy Environment, friendly and very young.
Cons: Team reorgs happen very often.
3.0
Good people, disconnected management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
June 10, 2025
Pros: Good pay, good people, and a good work-life balance.
Cons: Disconnected management, frequent re-orgs, dropping pay.
- 5.0Great starting placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 20, 2024Pros: Friendly environment, lots of opportunities.Cons: Sometimes on-call can be demanding.
- 3.0Friendly Team, Frequent ReorgsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesJuly 20, 2020Pros: Healthy Environment, friendly and very young.Cons: Team reorgs happen very often.
- 3.0Good people, disconnected managementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 10, 2025Pros: Good pay, good people, and a good work-life balance.Cons: Disconnected management, frequent re-orgs, dropping pay.
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