I applied online. I interviewed at Yelp (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2019
Interview
Automated coding challenge and then live coding with an engineer. The coding challenge was timed for about 30 min and the live coding challenge was through the web browser. It took a bit for the recruiter to reach out after the live coding challenge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding challenge:
Some kind of BFS, recursion required
Live coding:
Frequency of each word in a long string and then afterwards design a Spam filter in the code which was unexpected and kind of free form
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