Software Engineering Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied to Yelp through its career page for the position of Data Mining and Information Retrieval Engineer.
I was contacted by one of their technical recruiters and scheduled an available time slot for an initial phone interview. During the phone interview, I was asked about:
- Top three adjectives that my colleagues would use to describe myself
- Why I chose Yelp
- Technical questions designed for screening purposes
Questions
Describe the difference between GET requests and POST requests.
For binary search, which data structure to use: an array or a linked list? Explain the decision.
What is the average disk access time?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineering role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineering interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
- 4.0A good place to start a careerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 16, 2023Pros: Good mentorship and opportunity to grow.Cons: Project scope and feature development may be limited.
- 4.0Good work cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2018Pros: Nice people and good work-life balance.Cons: I cannot think of anything.
- 5.0Great Place to Work AtSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 22, 2021Pros: Good pay, considering the work-life balance is great.Cons: Pay is not top of market, but I think the culture and WLB makes up for it.
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