Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Yandex as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Representative and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Sales Representative and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Yandex takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sales Representative had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Sales Representative roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
First step was submitting application form with a case to solve.
Second step was phone interview on theory of testing.
Third step was on-site interview with questions about motivation, theory and some practical tasks
Many stage interview - first HR, then Product manager, then Potential Direct Manager, then Technical Interview, then again Potential Direct manager. The overall - extremely friendly and collaborative atmosphere. Clear feedback and deny reason
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the reason you search for a new opportunity?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yandex in Jul 2021
Interview
They look for mid-level developers. Screening included some terms description, but mostly focused on my experience. Interview consisted of solving two algorithm task in online whiteboard (code does not assumed to be compileable). It appeared that the speed of the solution was valued more than the quality.