I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yelp (San Francisco, CA) in June 2013
Interview
Had 1 phone screen with recruiter, 2 skype interviews with engineers.
Brought in for onsite, did 4 one-on-one typical board-coding interviews, 2 of them were senior engineers.
Had a tour around the office, but they're moving to a new office.
Rejected a few days after the onsite, as usual, they were not allowed to give additional feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most typical questions can be found in previous reviews. Coding question varies depending on the interviewer, don't get to hung up on this, since the fun of board-coding is not knowing what the questions would be before hand.
Leetcode style interview online via link, then a 1 on 1 technical interview with a lead developer also online where you can ask questions about the role and working at yelp, later more in depth technical tests and finally references and psicological tests.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about the project you are the most proud of, why do you want to work at yelp
Very intense. 4 back to back 45 minute interviews. One behaviour and four technical interviews.
Nice people but got the vibe everyone was happy with the work as it wasn’t too challenging.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Yelp (Toronto, ON) in May 2025
Interview
Around 3 different rounds with a mix of behavioural and technical. Last round features on-site which lasts the whole day, where there are 2 dsa rounds, 1 system design round and 1 recruiter round to end the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk us through one project you have done, and some of the challenges you encountered while working on this project