Had a initial phone screen with HR and was setup for a technical interview via Skype with an Engineering Manager. The Skype interview was conducted using video chat. It was one of the most awful interviews I had. The interviewer seems to have been in a small meeting room and after asking the coding question left the room to take a call. Then other people were coming into the room assuming it is empty and started having discussion. I was totally distracted and could not concentrate. I was thinking if I should yell out loud that I'm in a middle of an interview and they should leave. They kind of figured that someone was on a call and left. Then some other guy comes in. Yikes. The question was not difficult and not even an algorithm question but I totally flunked it. Eventually the interviewer returned but I did a really lousy job and it was obvious that I would not make it to the next round.
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The question was easy. It was how the interviewer left to take a call and events following that completely put me out of focus.
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.
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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
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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.
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Walk us through one project you have done, and some of the challenges you encountered while working on this project