Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Yahoo with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 347 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yahoo overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yahoo as a Software Engineer according to 347 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Yahoo in Feb 2010
Interview
I got an interview opportunity with Yahoo from a career fair that took place on my campus.
I had 4 phone interviews before the process ended.
My first phone interview consisted mainly of 2 parts which were 30 minutes each. The first part was on algorithms and data structures and the second part was on general C/C++. We spent about 5 minutes talking about a recent project that I have done, and at the end of the interview he asked me if I had any questions.
My second interview was a couple of weeks later, it was very similar to the first, except that we spent the entire time on data structures / algorithms.
Three weeks later I got a call for another phone interview. This one was very similar to the second interview.
At the end of the interview, the interviewer told me that I would be contacted to come to Yahoo for 1:1 interviews.
I didn't get any reply from them for almost a month, and then they wrote to me saying, sorry we ran out of backend positions!
They asked if I would I like to interview for other positions. I decided to do so, and in the fourth interview, the interviewer asked me what position I was most interested in. I said, back end engineer. He said that in that case, he would arrange a back end position interview for me, and he would get back to me soon.
Next week I got a rejection email from Yahoo.
The selection process will consist of two rounds:
1. Online Coding Round – A technical assessment focused on your core tech stack.
2. Hiring Manager Interview (Online) – A virtual interview with the hiring manager to discuss technical depth, problem-solving approach, and alignment with the role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo
Interview
The hiring manager did not show up at our originally scheduled meeting time. We rescheduled. The HM name dropped a bunch of big tech companies that they worked for in the past. It felt like the HM was hoping for me to provide a similar list of familiar brand names ... which was odd considering their supposed desire for more startup-y people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenging project that you worked on.
The process was expected compared to most comparable jobs. Demonstrate and know your coding and you will do fine. The interview was fair and the hiring managers were all tech savvy. I accepted a different development position with another company a few days after the interview. It was a good experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your time management strategy for meeting project time goals.