The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Yelp in Sept 2011
Interview
I got a call from recruiter after I applied on Yelp.
She asked me easy technical questions (same as what others posted) like What's a HTTP GET/POST? How many bits in a short? What's a static variable? What is SSL? etc.
Then I had to do a programming assignment which was easier to do for me in Perl. I sent it alongwith my full unit-tests.
I got another phone screen then, in which I was asked more operating system questions for e.g. Difference between a process and a thread? What are the different synchronization mechanisms? Difference between semaphore and mutex etc. I passed this one too.
Then, I got another round of technical phone screen where he started asking me questions on inheritance (and I don't know C++). This is where they told me that they can't proceed with me.
But, I liked everyone's attitude. They were quite nice and professional.
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Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Yelp
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