Process
Applied online, completed the technical challenge, and then had a screening interview.
When I asked follow-up questions, the interviewer would say, "That's something you'd ask the PM."
Okay, you're the one here to clarify the question, not the PM.
I provided multiple solutions and didn't receive much feedback from the interviewer.
Questions
Standard easy question.
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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 culture and awesome folks
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 7, 2018
Pros: Great culture for engineering.
They really care about the personal development of employees.
Transparent org.
Great manager. They spend on manager training. If you don't like your manager, you should give feedback and report it. They will try to work on the situation.
Great company to start your engineering culture with.
Cons: No free lunches.
No game-changing work happening in engineering. We are just working to be on par with the tech stack in other companies.
5.0
Great Managers, Some Tech Debt
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 19, 2025
Pros: The company has a great culture. Most teams have good work-life balance with limited on-call responsibilities. I've had several managers, and every single one listens to me and cares about me and my teammates. The remote work is also very nice.
Cons: My team does not suffer from this, but I've seen some teams struggle with tech debt because their management and PM does not want to take time to prioritize it. To an extent, this is on the ICs for not advocating for this well enough, but this becomes a problem for both future ICs and the productivity of the company at large.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 2, 2020
Pros: Supportive Management: Listen to employees and be transparent.
Cons: Should have better benefits, like 401k contribution, etc.
- 4.0Great culture and awesome folksSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2018Pros: Great culture for engineering. They really care about the personal development of employees. Transparent org. Great manager. They spend on manager training. If you don't like your manager, you should give feedback and report it. They will try to work on the situation. Great company to start your engineering culture with.Cons: No free lunches. No game-changing work happening in engineering. We are just working to be on par with the tech stack in other companies.
- 5.0Great Managers, Some Tech DebtSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 19, 2025Pros: The company has a great culture. Most teams have good work-life balance with limited on-call responsibilities. I've had several managers, and every single one listens to me and cares about me and my teammates. The remote work is also very nice.Cons: My team does not suffer from this, but I've seen some teams struggle with tech debt because their management and PM does not want to take time to prioritize it. To an extent, this is on the ICs for not advocating for this well enough, but this becomes a problem for both future ICs and the productivity of the company at large.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 2, 2020Pros: Supportive Management: Listen to employees and be transparent.Cons: Should have better benefits, like 401k contribution, etc.
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