Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees in Engineering at Yelp is a multi-team, cross-functional effort as we have laid out in our Career Series blog posts. But once… Read more
Hi! This is Gülsüm and I am originally from Turkey. My journey with Yelp started as an engineering intern during the summer of 2017 on Yelp’s Multi-location Business team, and I re-joined as a full-time engineer in July 2018 after I completed my undergraduate studies in Istanbul. My team’s main focus is to develop new features… Read more
It’s not news that diverse, engaged employees make for more profitable, productive workplaces. What’s been more elusive is the path there: how can we effectively diversify a company, foster a spirit of inclusion, and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong? At Yelp, we’ve decided to address this by making diversity, inclusion, and belonging… Read more
My name is Ebrahim and I am currently a software engineer at Yelp! I studied computer science in Egypt in a university called The “German University in Cairo.” After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I joined Yelp as a full-stack intern in June 2017. I spent the first three months as an intern, and then I… Read more
Looking back in time, women have come a long way to arrive at this year’s Women’s History Month: globally, women have increasingly gained voting rights, reproductive rights, and more representation in politics than ever. While Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate these gains, it is certainly not a time to be complacent. Today… Read more
Transgender people come from all walks of life: they are brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They are your business owners, and they are your consumers. They are a diverse community representing all racial, ethnic, and faith backgrounds. Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated every year on March 31. It’s a time… Read more
Spring campus recruiting season is right around the corner! Several of our university recruiters from both our sales and engineering departments will hit the road soon to attend recruiting events on campuses across the country. We decided to interview one of them to learn more about what types of roles our technical teams are hiring… Read more
You did it! You found a new job with a company that you believe in, and you can’t wait to take this next step in your career. But now that your start date is approaching, how are you planning to handle the adjustment? After joining Yelp and making my own adjustments only a few months… Read more
A little over three years ago I decided to embark on an 8-week mindfulness and meditation course. I wanted to find a way to be happier, calmer, and more present in my personal life, but for some reason I still wasn’t feeling completely content with life. Around the beginning of this year it hit me:… Read more
There are specific pieces of advice we get that shape our entire life. The best piece of advice I ever received was to pursue a career in sales before committing to law school. I had wanted a career in law since middle school because I wanted a life where I’m being constantly challenged and pushed… Read more
This year to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, our offices and community managers came together to highlight Yelpers, local businesses, events, and contributions from leaders in the Latinx/Hispanic community. As someone who was born and raised in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, having a front row seat to all the leaders and departments invested in… Read more