Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied through university. Recruiter contacted a few weeks later. There are a few sections in each interview: behavioral (tell me about yourself, why, background, etc.), case study, and coding.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Yelp Work Experiences
4.0
Awesome culture, unimpressive pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Lots of great people.
No toxicity.
Excellent engineers.
Cons: Pay isn't competitive.
Some toxic management.
4.0
happy workplace in the world
Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 24, 2025
Pros: - Stock price is stable; don't need to worry about joining when the stock price is high.
- Super friendly workplace and culture; no one will blame you if you make a mistake.
- Cross-team collaboration is super amazing; every team is helpful in answering any questions.
- My top one company for a helpful, cooperative culture.
- Bottom-up culture; you will have big room to try any idea but need to convince the PM.
Cons: The salary is low and the stock has not changed over 10 years.
5.0
Great People, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 5, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance. People are really good. I love working here.
Cons: Slow career growth, even when asked.
- 4.0Awesome culture, unimpressive paySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Lots of great people. No toxicity. Excellent engineers.Cons: Pay isn't competitive. Some toxic management.
- 4.0happy workplace in the worldMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Stock price is stable; don't need to worry about joining when the stock price is high. - Super friendly workplace and culture; no one will blame you if you make a mistake. - Cross-team collaboration is super amazing; every team is helpful in answering any questions. - My top one company for a helpful, cooperative culture. - Bottom-up culture; you will have big room to try any idea but need to convince the PM.Cons: The salary is low and the stock has not changed over 10 years.
- 5.0Great People, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. People are really good. I love working here.Cons: Slow career growth, even when asked.
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