I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yelp (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Interview starts with a hackerrank coding question. Something like remove extra spaces from a string. Then next round would be a skype interview. Here you will be asked coding questions too. Mine was, Find longest substring without duplicates in a given string. I was not selected for further rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1- Coding round.
-Remove extra spaces from string.
Round 2- Skype round.
-What changes would you like to make on Yelp website
-Explain Spring and Hibernate
-Explain Servlet and JSP
-Find out longest substring without duplicates in a string.
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
