Yelp Software Engineer reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)
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Jeremy Stoppelman

78% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Yelp with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 180 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Yelp is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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180 reviews
4.0
Dec 16, 2025

Good culture, heavy debt

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offers great WLB and perks

Cons

Planning for the future is very difficult with all the processes, lots of inertia

4.0
Nov 26, 2025

Software Engineer IC3

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work in general is pretty chill, good work life balance

Cons

Pay is relatively lower than other bigger companies

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