I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yelp in Feb 2012
Interview
I applied through college job fair. At first I got contacted by a HR to set a time for a phone interview. The phone interview basically asked questions regards to general knowledge of computer science, all the questions are pretty much covered by previous posts on the website. It took about 30-45 minutes, then it asked me to set up a time for a skype interview with one of the technical staff. I scheduled a time and had the skype interview, it first asked some basic questions about programming, then he gave me a link which direct you to a page to write code with. I was asked the implementation of hashtable in general, time is very tight, I wasn't be able finish. Not lucky enough to move on to the next round.
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
