Accenture vs American Express Interview Questions

Accenture lists 143 LeetCode interview questions while American Express lists 23. They share 8 problems — 6% of Accenture's bank and 35% of American Express's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 135 Accenture-only and 15 American Express-only questions.

Overview

Accenture

143 questions

Easy 62Medium 69Hard 12
American Express

23 questions

Easy 8Medium 12Hard 3

Preparation Strategy

Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 8 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Accenture and American Express.

Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Accenture-specific problems like Climbing Stairs, Maximum Subarray, Smallest Divisible Digit Product II and American Express-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.

Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: American Express skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.

Difficulty Comparison

Easy
Accenture
62
American Express
8
Medium
Accenture
69
American Express
12
Hard
Accenture
12
American Express
3

Top Shared Topics

8 Shared Questions

High-priority problems to practice for both Accenture and American Express.

ProblemDifficulty
Two SumEasy
Best Time to Buy and Sell StockEasy
Longest Substring Without Repeating CharactersMedium
Rotate ArrayMedium
Longest Common PrefixEasy
3SumMedium
Valid AnagramEasy
Consecutive NumbersMedium

Unique to Accenture (135)

Problems in Accenture's list that do not appear at American Express.

ProblemDifficulty
Climbing StairsEasy
Maximum SubarrayMedium
Smallest Divisible Digit Product IIHard
Maximum Area of Longest Diagonal RectangleEasy
Sum of Values at Indices With K Set BitsEasy
Permutation Difference between Two StringsEasy
Smallest Divisible Digit Product IEasy
Reverse IntegerMedium
Minimum Right Shifts to Sort the ArrayEasy
Ant on the BoundaryEasy
Count Tested Devices After Test OperationsEasy
Find Subsequence of Length K With the Largest SumEasy

Unique to American Express (15)

Problems in American Express's list that do not appear at Accenture.

ProblemDifficulty
Minimum Deletions to Make Character Frequencies UniqueMedium
Maximum Equal FrequencyHard
Divide an Array Into Subarrays With Minimum Cost IIHard
Minimum Number of Operations to Make Array XOR Equal to KMedium
Maximize the Topmost Element After K MovesMedium
Maximum XOR After OperationsMedium
Find a Value of a Mysterious Function Closest to TargetHard
Equal Sum Arrays With Minimum Number of OperationsMedium
Ugly Number IIIMedium
Percentage of Letter in StringEasy
Divide an Array Into Subarrays With Minimum Cost IEasy
Find N Unique Integers Sum up to ZeroEasy

Frequently Asked Questions

How many LeetCode questions do Accenture and American Express share?

Accenture and American Express share 8 LeetCode interview questions. 135 problems appear only in Accenture's list and 15 appear only in American Express's list.

What topics overlap most between Accenture and American Express?

The most common shared topics between Accenture and American Express are Array (5 shared questions), Hash Table (3 shared questions), String (3 shared questions), Two Pointers (2 shared questions), Sorting (2 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.

Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Accenture or American Express?

Accenture has 62 Easy, 69 Medium, and 12 Hard questions. American Express has 8 Easy, 12 Medium, and 3 Hard questions. American Express has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.

How should I prepare if interviewing at both Accenture and American Express?

Start with the 8 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Accenture-specific and 15 American Express-specific questions to round out your prep.

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