Yelp

Entry Level Full Stack Engineer (Chat Platform)

Yelp$85K — $107K *
US-Anywhere
+ 5 other locationsRemote
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, system design)
  • Understanding of client-server architecture
  • Ability to ramp quickly on an unfamiliar codebase
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Interest in real-time systems and platform/infrastructure work

Responsibilities

  • Build and extend Server Driven UI components for dynamic chat experiences
  • Write, test, and ship production-grade code across the chat platform stack
  • Contribute to streaming APIs and client SDKs for real-time interactions
  • Partner with chat features and intelligence teams to develop platform capabilities
  • Instrument chat flows with monitoring tools for reliability
  • Participate in code reviews and incident response
  • Investigate production issues and contribute solutions across services

Benefits

  • Fully remote opportunity available across Canada
  • Work on projects impacting millions of users
  • Collaborate with experienced engineers for skill development
  • Access to a variety of benefits,
  • Growth potential within the team and across the company
Full Job Description
Summary

Yelp's Chat Platform team powers the Yelp Assistant on Android, iOS, and Web. The team builds chat-native product experiences that go beyond text: visual, interactive elements composed in real time through Server Driven UI. The platform serves millions of users with low latency and high reliability while meeting safety and privacy standards.

As an entry level Full Stack Engineer on Chat Platform, you will contribute to the infrastructure that generates and delivers these experiences. This includes building Server Driven UI components, extending streaming APIs, integrating with chat intelligence services, and instrumenting the platform for reliability and observability. You will be expected to write clean, well-tested code across Python and TypeScript, ship features end-to-end from backend to client SDK, and work alongside experienced engineers who will help you build depth in real-time systems and platform design.

This is a strong fit for engineers early in their careers who want to build deep full-stack and real-time systems skills, working on infrastructure that ships directly to millions of users.

 

This opportunity is fully remote and does not require you to be located in any particular area in Canada. We welcome applicants from throughout Canada. We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

What you'll do:
  • Build and extend Server Driven UI components that render chat experiences dynamically across Android, iOS, and Web

  • Write, test, and ship production-grade code in Python and TypeScript across the chat platform stack

  • Contribute to streaming APIs and client SDKs that deliver real-time chat interactions to consumers and businesses

  • Partner with chat features and chat intelligence teams to translate emerging product requirements into platform capabilities

  • Instrument chat flows with metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting to maintain reliability at scale

  • Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident response to build operational instincts over time

  • Investigate production issues and contribute fixes across a complex system spanning multiple services and client surfaces

What it takes to succeed:
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, system design, and a commitment to writing clean, tested, maintainable code

  • Familiarity solid understanding of client-server architecture

  • Ability to ramp quickly on an unfamiliar codebase and ask good questions

  • Clear written and verbal communication; the team works cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Data Science and documents its decisions

  • Interest in real-time systems, streaming protocols, or platform/infrastructure work

  • As part of the final panel interview for this role, you’ll complete a coding exercise using React and Flask in a code repository platform. The code repo platform offers an optional AI chatbot for syntax lookups and clarifying questions during the exercise.

What you'll get:

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data and years of experience. Based on the anticipated level of experience that we are seeking, we expect the compensation range for this role to be between$85,000 and $107,000. The actual compensation offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidates experience and skill set.

 

There may be flexibility with the range included in this posting should a candidate be leveled higher or lower than the posted range.

  • This opportunity has the option to be fully remote in all locations across Canada.
  • This role is posted to fill an existing position.
  • You can find more information about Yelp's five star benefits here!

About Yelp

Yelp Inc. is a platform that connects people with local businesses. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have taken root in major metros across 32 countries. By the end of Q2 2021, Yelpers had written approximately 250 million rich, local reviews, making Yelp the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Approximately 40 million unique devices* accessed Yelp via the Yelp app, approximately 83 million unique visitors visited Yelp via mobile web** and approximately 83 million unique visitors visited Yelp via desktop*** on a monthly average basis during Q2 2021.
Learn more about Yelp
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$1.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$19.4 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$872.9 million
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