I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at YANDEX (Moscow, Moskva) in May 2022
Interview
2 times algorithm interview + 1 time Architecture section + n times with teams. Algorithm interview include 2 problems. One easy Leetcode, second more difficult like Medium or Hard Leetcode. Architecture section for 16+ Russian grade. Questions like: we need to develop instagram feed, or need to develop distributed server.
Other Backend Developer Interview Reviews for YANDEX
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at YANDEX (Moscow, Moskva) in Aug 2025
Interview
It took me about two weeks to get through the process — two algorithm rounds and one final step. The interview itself wasn’t too difficult; I was given two LeetCode problems at the easy, medium level from Yandex’s question list
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an m x n 2D binary grid grid which represents a map of '1's (land) and '0's (water), return the number of islands.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at YANDEX (Almaty) in Jun 2023
Interview
behaviour call with hr
tech algo stage easy
tech algo stage easy-medium
tech algo stage medium
final meetings with teams (you can meet with more teams until you and team agree to work)
