The interviewer MISREPRESENTED how the interview went. I got both technical questions that were asked correct (all test cases passing), and even created my own additional test cases (also passing).
I thought it was a slam dunk for me, but I got rejected. Clearly the interviewer either a) was having a bad day or b) doesn't actually want to hire a software engineer right now (maybe for his own job security??). He wasted my time and his company's time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fix this "reorder tree" method. Basically just needed to know depth first search. The other question, the one that the interviewer alleges I messed up was about converting numbers to their alphabetical representation (-307 -> negative three hundred seven).
I had a great interview process with friendly interviewers. I interviewed for the New York office as a software engineer. The conversations/interviews were interesting and gave me a clear understanding of the role and company.
I applied online. I interviewed at Yext (Washington, DC) in Dec 2025
Interview
Recruiter screening asking about your resume/background, and interest in the company along with fit/role you are looking for. If you pass this, then you go into the first round where you have 1 hour for a debugging and coding problem (leetcode style) with an engineer on their team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For recruiter screening:
Explain your background/resume, what are your interests, why Yext?
First round:
(Debugging): Fixing a method call for a max-heap
(Coding): Graph problem about mines and the area they blew up, similar to Flood Fill
I applied online. I interviewed at Yext (Washington, DC) in Dec 2025
Interview
The recruiter reached out for first round, which is a phone call interview to learn about your background and interest in the role, and to share information about the role.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Yext with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 128 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yext overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yext as a Software Engineer according to 128 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 28%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 0%
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