Had an hour-long conversation with the head of one of the software development groups. Despite the overall spectrum of matters discussed, the feeling that the expertise is somewhat pigeonholed (which is a great issue for North-European companies) persisted. I declined the offer in advance because I had no real intention of working there.
There were no ugly 'write syntax-correct code on paper' exercises, but this may be because I made my point from the beginning, and the interviewer just wanted to exchange expertise points instead of diving into those procedures.
As the interview resembled an expertise exchange, there were no 'hard' or solid questions, perhaps only a few half-quizzes on real or imaginary infrastructure and software problems.
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Yandex Senior Software Engineer role in Moscow, Russia.
Yandex's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Moscow, Russia is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yandex's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Moscow, Russia.