Yandex Backend Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Yandex.
Yandex
Backend Developer
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
They gave me a code task, with 2-3 subtasks for bonus points. It was a 60-minute task. After that, they gave me 2 algorithm tasks, which were medium/hard difficulty and also had a 60-minute time limit.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Explain the proper way to handle streaming, covering both producing and consuming aspects.
Yandex
Backend Developer
Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview focused heavily on soft skills, but also included typical technical questions like 'What character can't start a Python variable name?' and 'Explain Python's dict and how hashtables work.'
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are the time and memory complexities for operations on Data Structures?
Yandex
Backend Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Decline offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical System Design Behavioral
The whole process took about 1.5 months and included several interviews. It started with an HR screening, then there were live coding and algorithms interviews (rated easy), a system design interview, and finally a concluding interview. You could take a couple of weeks between interviews if needed, unless you had another offer pending.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you design a service similar to Yandex.Disk, focusing on file upload and download capabilities without sharing features?
Yandex Backend Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Yandex interview reports.
“Solve LeetCode problem: Longest Substring with At Most K Distinct Characters”
Read reports →“Solve LeetCode problem: One Edit Distance”
Read reports →“Given a function that generates a random number within the range [0, 4), how would you implement a function to generate a random number within the range [0, 3)?”
Read reports →“What data structure offers constant time complexity for searching?”
Read reports →“How would you sum 20 float numbers ensuring maximum precision?”
Read report →“Can you optimize image search in Yandex.images using machine learning?”
Read report →“What are the time and memory complexities for operations on Data Structures?”
Read report →“Can you explain what a binary tree is and its functionality?”
Read report →“How can we determine if a feature is beneficial?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 16 Yandex interview reports.