Process
I handed my resume at a school career fair. HR contacted me two months later. The first round was a 30-minute interview with trivial technical and behavioral questions. All of them had been posted on Glassdoor before.
Questions
No difficult questions, just basic checks of CS background. This includes Linux shell commands, networking, and the difference between Arrays and Linked Lists, as well as Binary Search Trees (BST).
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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
Great Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
June 19, 2024
Pros: Work-life balance
Fully remote
Cons: Mediocre salary.
Stock not performing well.
4.0
I had one of my happiest years in life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 6, 2023
Pros: My team has an open and trusting culture. I feel bonded with some of the team members, even though we are all working remotely. It is a feeling I come to value highly and cherish. Many engineers are technically minded, care about what they do, and are good at what they do. Good work/life balance overall. Competitive compensation for Canada.
Cons: Some of the entry-level managers are neither good at the technical side nor the people management side. I don't find them adding value to the company. I feel the opposite, to be honest. The leveling system is tricky to navigate, especially if your manager is unskilled, as I mentioned above. If your manager does not know your value well, the level system is just a pain. The projects (so far) are only mildly interesting. There seems to be a lack of ambition from the product org to think big and act big.
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.
- 4.0Great Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJune 19, 2024Pros: Work-life balance Fully remoteCons: Mediocre salary. Stock not performing well.
- 4.0I had one of my happiest years in lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 6, 2023Pros: My team has an open and trusting culture. I feel bonded with some of the team members, even though we are all working remotely. It is a feeling I come to value highly and cherish. Many engineers are technically minded, care about what they do, and are good at what they do. Good work/life balance overall. Competitive compensation for Canada.Cons: Some of the entry-level managers are neither good at the technical side nor the people management side. I don't find them adding value to the company. I feel the opposite, to be honest. The leveling system is tricky to navigate, especially if your manager is unskilled, as I mentioned above. If your manager does not know your value well, the level system is just a pain. The projects (so far) are only mildly interesting. There seems to be a lack of ambition from the product org to think big and act big.
- 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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