Not difficult; interview was good, happy to part of their process, it was interesting, they have me an exam which was like a case study. All of the experience was quite ok
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yandex (Minsk) in Jan 2025
Interview
4 steps: 1)hr 2) platform 2) algo 4) system design
2) Different questions with code. Write some code or fix
3) 1-2 tasks of different complicity
4) Discussing of system design, requirements and drawing of diagram
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Yandex (Moskau, ) in Feb 2025
Interview
2 Techical interviews (Algortihms + ML system design)
2 Interviews with Team leads
Algorithms:
2 easy problems (<= leetcode medium), passed in 45 minutes
MS System design:
1 algo problem (easy), general machine learning questions (metrics, models)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Matching problem for marketplace and recommendation system