Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United States
October 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Brief chat about prior experience. They criticized my lack of big tech experience.
It seems they have a very narrow view of what a good candidate can or might be.
Didn't get a second read.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the Yelp Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
26%
Pass Rate
Yelp's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive52%
Neutral30%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yelp's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Yelp Work Experiences
4.0
Software Engineer IC3
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 26, 2025
Pros: Work in general is pretty chill, with good work-life balance.
Cons: Pay is relatively lower than other bigger companies.
3.0
Interesting place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 31, 2025
Pros: Full remote work-life balance
Cons: recent pay cuts
lack of vision
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.
- 4.0Software Engineer IC3Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 26, 2025Pros: Work in general is pretty chill, with good work-life balance.Cons: Pay is relatively lower than other bigger companies.
- 3.0Interesting place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 31, 2025Pros: Full remote work-life balanceCons: recent pay cuts lack of vision
- 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.
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