Adobe vs Google Interview Questions
Adobe lists 148 LeetCode interview questions while Google lists 2,305. They share 135 problems — 91% of Adobe's bank and 6% of Google's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 13 Adobe-only and 2,170 Google-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 135 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Adobe and Google.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Adobe-specific problems like Smallest Range II, Number of Increasing Paths in a Grid, Count Ways to Build Rooms in an Ant Colony and Google-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Google skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
135 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Adobe and Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Special Binary String | Hard |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Majority Element | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Climbing Stairs | Easy |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Nim Game | Easy |
| Divide Intervals Into Minimum Number of Groups | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Tenth Line | Easy |
| Delete Node in a Linked List | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in a Stream | Easy |
| Reverse Substrings Between Each Pair of Parentheses | Medium |
| Count Subarrays Where Max Element Appears at Least K Times | Medium |
| Add Digits | Easy |
| Number of Subarrays with Bounded Maximum | Medium |
| Minimize XOR | Medium |
| Smallest Range I | Easy |
| Plates Between Candles | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Threshold Majority Queries | Hard |
| Integer to Roman | Medium |
| Next Permutation | Medium |
| Jump Game | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 135 shared problems.
Unique to Adobe (13)
Problems in Adobe's list that do not appear at Google.
Unique to Google (2,170)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at Adobe.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Adobe and Google share?
Adobe and Google share 135 LeetCode interview questions. 13 problems appear only in Adobe's list and 2170 appear only in Google's list.
What topics overlap most between Adobe and Google?
The most common shared topics between Adobe and Google are Array (15 shared questions), Hash Table (8 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Sorting (6 shared questions), Math (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Adobe or Google?
Adobe has 34 Easy, 93 Medium, and 21 Hard questions. Google has 601 Easy, 1205 Medium, and 499 Hard questions. Google has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Adobe and Google?
Start with the 135 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 13 Adobe-specific and 20 Google-specific questions to round out your prep.