Process
Short interview on the phone.
Questions
CS trivia:
What is SSL? What is DNS? What is the port of HTTP? What is the complexity of binary search? Etc.
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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
1.0
Very bad experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 17, 2015
Pros: 1. Competitive salary
2. There are some really fantastic engineers
Cons: 1. Fear-driven work culture
2. Disillusioned leadership
3. Terrible work hours, zero work-life balance
4. No regular lunches like in other companies
4.0
Nice company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 27, 2013
Pros: Good place, people, and company culture.
Cons: Not competitive enough perks, NaN.
5.0
Quality developer environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 14, 2019
Pros: Work-life balance is ridiculously good.
Swapping between teams/orgs is not hard.
Everyone is very friendly and willing to help; I can't find any toxic people.
Cons: Pay is great, but not top.
- 1.0Very bad experienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 17, 2015Pros: 1. Competitive salary 2. There are some really fantastic engineersCons: 1. Fear-driven work culture 2. Disillusioned leadership 3. Terrible work hours, zero work-life balance 4. No regular lunches like in other companies
- 4.0Nice company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 27, 2013Pros: Good place, people, and company culture.Cons: Not competitive enough perks, NaN.
- 5.0Quality developer environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 14, 2019Pros: Work-life balance is ridiculously good. Swapping between teams/orgs is not hard. Everyone is very friendly and willing to help; I can't find any toxic people.Cons: Pay is great, but not top.
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