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Staff+ Backend at Yelp

BackendStaff+Offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round staff backend process. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Merge k sorted lists.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #heap#linked-list
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Reverse a linked list.
    Staff+Easy◆ Commonly asked
    #linked-list
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Median of two sorted arrays.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design an ATM / cash dispenser.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#state-machine
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a chat application like WhatsApp.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #websocket#fanout#storage
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a search indexing pipeline (crawl to index to serve).
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #indexing#pipeline
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • Tell me about a technical bet that did not pay off.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #risk#judgment
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • How do you handle being blocked for several days?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#star
  • A time you influenced a decision without authority.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #influence#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.