Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Yelp with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Yelp as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
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I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yelp in Jun 2016
Interview
I applied through my school's co-operative education portal. I was given a HackerRank coding challenge. Then I one round of a technical interview for 45 minutes with a software engineer. After that, I did two rounds of technical interviews back-to-back for 45 minutes each first with a software engineer then a manager.
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