I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yelp (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
The process was fine. Recruiter and all the coordinators were professional. The first interview was a HackerRank screen.
The second interview was a phone interview where the interviewer insisted on that their "improvement" on my code made if more memory efficient, while in reality it made the program both slower and less memory efficient.
Very strange experience and when I pointed out that he was wrong he ended the interview. I did not proceed further.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a breadth first search algorithm in your preferred programming language.
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
