I applied through university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Yelp (Champaign, IL) in Sep 2016
Interview
a 15 min coding challenge: one simple coding problem that only took 3 min. No need for optimization. Trivial solution would pass.
on campus interview: talk about resume in detail, one coding problem (implementation and time complexity), then ask do you have any question for them. The engineer was nice!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the biggest difficulty I faced for my project?
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
