Adobe vs TikTok Interview Questions
Adobe lists 148 LeetCode interview questions while TikTok lists 351. They share 80 problems — 54% of Adobe's bank and 23% of TikTok's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 68 Adobe-only and 271 TikTok-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 80 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Adobe and TikTok.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Adobe-specific problems like Special Binary String, Majority Element, Smallest Range II and TikTok-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: TikTok skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
80 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Adobe and TikTok.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Climbing Stairs | Easy |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Merge Operations to Turn Array Into a Palindrome | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Integer to Roman | Medium |
| Next Permutation | Medium |
| Jump Game | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Validate IP Address | Medium |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Maximum Product Subarray | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Gas Station | Medium |
| Largest Number | Medium |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Words | Medium |
| Restore IP Addresses | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 80 shared problems.
Unique to Adobe (68)
Problems in Adobe's list that do not appear at TikTok.
Unique to TikTok (271)
Problems in TikTok's list that do not appear at Adobe.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Increasing Subsequence | Medium |
| Number of Distinct Islands | Medium |
| Course Schedule II | Medium |
| Subarray With Elements Greater Than Varying Threshold | Hard |
| Text Justification | Hard |
| Decode String | Medium |
| Word Search | Medium |
| Minimum Swaps to Group All 1's Together | Medium |
| Sqrt(x) | Easy |
| Making A Large Island | Hard |
| Maximum Value at a Given Index in a Bounded Array | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Adobe and TikTok share?
Adobe and TikTok share 80 LeetCode interview questions. 68 problems appear only in Adobe's list and 271 appear only in TikTok's list.
What topics overlap most between Adobe and TikTok?
The most common shared topics between Adobe and TikTok are Array (18 shared questions), String (11 shared questions), Hash Table (8 shared questions), Sorting (6 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Adobe or TikTok?
Adobe has 34 Easy, 93 Medium, and 21 Hard questions. TikTok has 34 Easy, 245 Medium, and 72 Hard questions. TikTok has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Adobe and TikTok?
Start with the 80 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Adobe-specific and 20 TikTok-specific questions to round out your prep.