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

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180 reviews
5.0
Dec 30, 2015

Fast and smart

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some really smart people around. Elite schools, and elite engineers. Greta compensation, good hike structure, great growth opportunities. Great insurance.

Cons

Stock price is volatile. Not good for the heart. Needs more investment in app ui. Lots of time to transition features from www, to mobile.

4.0
Dec 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pretty big use/contribution to the open-source community, cool and interesting projects to work on, lots of smart people, chill work environment, in downtown San Fran, healthy snacks

Cons

management, career and professional development, team organization

1.0
Jun 17, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Competitive salary 2. There are some really fantastic engineers

Cons

1. Fear driven work culture 2. Disillusioned leadership 3. Terrible work hours. Zero work-life balance 4. No regular lunches like in other companies

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