1. Solving one medium-level LeetCode problem without the ability to run the code. Made two mistakes in my solution, the interviewer gave ample time to find the bugs on my own. 2. Theoretical questions about classical Machine Learning, classification metrics, deep learning architectures. The interviewer was supportive, so the interview was overall a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you plot the ROC-AUC curve given a trained model?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Yandex (Astana) in Oct 2024
Interview
It has 3 tests on language proficiency, subject knowledge and matching SEO as it should be programmed. I had easily passed first two, but it was quite difficult to distinguish what Yandex Search Engine wants from a person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Match the SEO characteristics according to user search requests on Yandex browser. Around 10-15/20 questions
2) Learn and remember the SEO functions and offer a review on how to improve the system based on current user requests.