Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Yext with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 36.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yext overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yext as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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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
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.
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