I applied online. I interviewed at Yelp (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2021
Interview
I was contacted by HR for a technical interview after submitting my application. Some people, including me, got to skip the first, which was the code test via HackerRank. On the day of the interview, I was asked questions about my skill set and abilities while doing a coding problem and at the end, I was able to ask questions at the end about the company and role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given entries of email address and message, create a list that will show which users received the most messages.
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