I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yelp in Sep 2013
Interview
First, you will be asked about basic technical questions such as linux basic command and database knowledge.
Second, you will do a simple algorithm question. It's nice you can do it on their laptop or on paper.
Actually it is a little disappointed that I am looking for a java developer job but I was interviewed lots of low-level linux and mysql questions. So better be prepared for what will possible be asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not difficult question actually, but the questions will related to their product. For example, find out the most two popular/frequently appeared string in an Arraylist.(Just like, the most frequently searched restaurant in 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
