I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Yandex (Belgrade) in Jul 2023
Interview
First was the conversation with Hr. General questions, to say something about myself, my work experience, about the desired salary. After that, a conversation with the manager, whether I have the necessary knowledge and experience for the position.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Yandex (Minsk) in Jun 2020
Interview
It was in 2018.
1 quick phone interview (~ 20 mins, 1 leetcode easy task)
4 on-site conding interviews in 1 day (1 hour each)
1 additional coding interview (1 hour)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2-3 medium leetcode problem for each coding interview.
1 hard problem for additional interview(as I found out later, I was assigned it because I received "no hire" for the ML section.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Yandex (Eriwan, ) in Feb 2023
Interview
Multiple interviews within 1.5 months: HR screening, live coding, algorithms (easy), system design, and final interview. You can wait for a couple of weeks for the next interview if you don't have any excuses like an awaiting offer from another company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a Yandex.Disk-like service. Core functionality: upload and download files. No sharing.