Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Yelp with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 318 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yelp overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yelp as a Software Developer according to 318 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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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