Process
No pressure; the interviewer was very patient. They tried to give hints when I got stuck with some questions.
First was a 30-minute ML section, then 30 minutes for the algo section.
Questions
Q: Tell about your recent project.
Q: How to tackle the overfitting problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Yandex ML Engineer role in Russia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Yandex's interview process for their ML Engineer roles in Russia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral25%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yandex's ML Engineer interview process in Russia.
Yandex Work Experiences
4.0
Smart Team, No Cons
ML Engineer • Former Employee
Minsk, Belarus
November 24, 2025
Pros: Highly experienced and clever teammates.
Cons: Can’t remember any cons.
5.0
A great place to gain experience that might change your career.
ML Engineer • Current Employee
Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
March 9, 2025
Pros: Here you can gain experience that is greatly in demand in big tech companies like Meta and Google. Russia is a big and homogeneous market, so the scale of companies' products is truly big.
Cons: Salaries are not very high compared to other places at the same position.
5.0
Great Community, Flexible Work
ML Engineer • Current Employee
December 16, 2024
Pros: eats badge
flexible work schedule
great community
Cons: No cons while working on Yandex.
- 4.0Smart Team, No ConsML Engineer • Former EmployeeMinsk, BelarusNovember 24, 2025Pros: Highly experienced and clever teammates.Cons: Can’t remember any cons.
- 5.0A great place to gain experience that might change your career.ML Engineer • Current EmployeeBelgrade, Central Serbia, SerbiaMarch 9, 2025Pros: Here you can gain experience that is greatly in demand in big tech companies like Meta and Google. Russia is a big and homogeneous market, so the scale of companies' products is truly big.Cons: Salaries are not very high compared to other places at the same position.
- 5.0Great Community, Flexible WorkML Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 16, 2024Pros: eats badge flexible work schedule great communityCons: No cons while working on Yandex.
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