Process
I received a HackerRank coding challenge from a recruiter at my university's career fair. The question was fairly basic, but only 15 minutes were given.
I received a prompt rejection after failing to pass all test cases on the coding challenge.
Questions
Given a list of businesses and their ratings, return the median business (or the business with the median rating).
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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
Good work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 20, 2022
Pros: Projects have good scope, and work-life balance is pretty decent.
Cons: Pay is not top of the industry.
5.0
Fantastic People, Work Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 20, 2023
Pros: - Great people
- Great work-life balance
- Great work environment
- Great engineering problems to solve
Cons: - No cons come to mind.
4.0
Engaging Work, Supportive Team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 21, 2023
Pros: The work was engaging, and the team was supportive.
Cons: There is not a lot of transparency around salaries across the company.
- 5.0Good work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 20, 2022Pros: Projects have good scope, and work-life balance is pretty decent.Cons: Pay is not top of the industry.
- 5.0Fantastic People, Work BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 20, 2023Pros: - Great people - Great work-life balance - Great work environment - Great engineering problems to solveCons: - No cons come to mind.
- 4.0Engaging Work, Supportive TeamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOctober 21, 2023Pros: The work was engaging, and the team was supportive.Cons: There is not a lot of transparency around salaries across the company.
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