I applied online. I interviewed at Yelp in Mar 2018
Interview
Applied online. Got a reply within 2 weeks. They sent me a HR test which was 15 minutes long. I attempted it after 1 month. Then got a reply saying they wanted to talk. So a background check interview. After which a technical interview.
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Question 1
HR test was simple but can be tough if you are not used to thinking fast. Technical Interview was mildly difficult in which they asked me about how the problems I face are worked are solved. Then asked the following:
Suppose you have a long list of URLs that you have to crawl to find out phone numbers, what algorithm will you use, how would you scale/distribute it, store the results etc.
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
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
