MultiTrack — a new hiring format for experienced backend developers

From a small startup to a well-known service: see how different teams at Yandex work.

We are launching MultiTrack — a new hiring format for experienced backend developers. The program lasts 2–3 months: during this time, we offer you to work in three Yandex teams, meet our developers, and learn about our technologies.

Here is how it works:

• You pass interviews and sign an employment contract.
• From all open vacancies, you choose the 3 most interesting teams for you.
• In the first team, we suggest working for 4 weeks; in the others — 3 weeks each.
• At the end, you will be able to exchange feedback with the teams and decide where you want to stay.

We'll help you find your place

MultiTrack will allow you to immerse yourself in several different projects, see them from the inside, and only then decide which one suits you best. Creative freedom? Clear hierarchy, order, and regulations? Only through experience can you learn which work atmosphere will help your talent flourish.

We'll introduce you to colleagues

During MultiTrack, you will be able to meet various Yandex employees: from colleagues and adjacent specialists to technical leaders, find like-minded people, and join a team that suits you in spirit.

We'll show you our technologies

Our teams use a wide variety of technologies: from advanced neural network transformers to good old C++. You will be able to try your hand at different directions and develop what you are passionate about.

Here’s what developers themselves say about MultiTrack:

• “It’s a great way to find a suitable team, because you can’t understand the specifics of a team and project in a one-hour final interview, but you can in 2 weeks. I got a better understanding of how Yandex works.”
• “I really liked the idea itself, meetings with team tech leads, the interest in you as a candidate, good level of information provided.”
• “I liked working in several teams before choosing a permanent place. This helped me update my expectations and match them with reality.”
• “I believe such a program should be offered to everyone right away. I know not everyone is offered this opportunity. I was lucky )) The opportunity to compare work practices and approaches is super.”
• “There was an opportunity to try working in different teams (they all work differently). Choosing a team that suits your spirit — that’s cool!”

Learn more about Multitrack

What we expect from you

• Proficient in Java, Python, Go, or C++
• Have at least 7 years of experience developing commercial applications
• Have supported software from writing to deployment to production
• Test your code thoroughly and work freely with others' code
• Can monitor the operation of finished software and respond promptly to problems
• Have experience with multithreaded programming
• Understand classic algorithms and data structures
• Possess broad technical knowledge

Nice to have

• Have designed architecture and developed product features
• Have experience with Unix/Linux development and network programming
• Understand the basics of TCP/IP and HTTP
• Understand DBMS principles