Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Moscow, Russia
June 1, 2011
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Process
One in-office interview, lasting approximately 4 hours, but it's been a while ago, and the interviewing process has changed. There was also some kind of phone screening in the form of an online test.
Questions
Lots of tricky C++ specific questions.
A couple of puzzles and small whiteboard coding exercises.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Yandex Software Development Engineer role in Moscow, Russia.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Yandex's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Moscow, Russia is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yandex's Software Development Engineer interview process in Moscow, Russia.
Yandex Work Experiences
5.0
Really nice company
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
August 11, 2015
Pros: Nice company, interesting problems, neat office.
Cons: Cons and pros highly depend on your team and manager.
5.0
Great company, a leader in the field, and a great place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
December 14, 2014
Pros: Very interesting projects.
Great team.
Great office, compensation, and benefits.
A good deal of personal and professional freedom.
Cons: -- Overtime happens a bit too often.
-- Sometimes, legacy code/systems are a mess.
-- Russian government's actions can sometimes cause pain.
5.0
Yandex is a rather cool company. It seems that it is the coolest IT company in Russia
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Moscow, Moskva, Russia
February 10, 2014
Pros: You can improve your computer science skills infinitely here. In some sense, it is anarchy here and freedom for software development...
Cons: There are a lot of rather clever guys. From one point, it is a plus, but it is also a minus. "To be better in all senses than others..." – it is rather hard to achieve, but not impossible.
- 5.0Really nice companySoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 11, 2015Pros: Nice company, interesting problems, neat office.Cons: Cons and pros highly depend on your team and manager.
- 5.0Great company, a leader in the field, and a great place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMoscow, Moscow, RussiaDecember 14, 2014Pros: Very interesting projects. Great team. Great office, compensation, and benefits. A good deal of personal and professional freedom.Cons: -- Overtime happens a bit too often. -- Sometimes, legacy code/systems are a mess. -- Russian government's actions can sometimes cause pain.
- 5.0Yandex is a rather cool company. It seems that it is the coolest IT company in RussiaSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMoscow, Moskva, RussiaFebruary 10, 2014Pros: You can improve your computer science skills infinitely here. In some sense, it is anarchy here and freedom for software development...Cons: There are a lot of rather clever guys. From one point, it is a plus, but it is also a minus. "To be better in all senses than others..." – it is rather hard to achieve, but not impossible.
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