Adobe vs Yandex Interview Questions
Adobe lists 148 LeetCode interview questions while Yandex lists 128. They share 45 problems — 30% of Adobe's bank and 35% of Yandex's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 103 Adobe-only and 83 Yandex-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 45 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Adobe and Yandex.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Adobe-specific problems like Special Binary String, 3Sum, Smallest Range II and Yandex-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Adobe skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
45 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Adobe and Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Majority Element | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Coin Change | Medium |
| Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum | Hard |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Search a 2D Matrix | Medium |
| Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Is Subsequence | Easy |
| Basic Calculator II | Medium |
| Reverse Integer | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Sliding Window Maximum | Hard |
| Binary Tree Level Order Traversal | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 45 shared problems.
Unique to Adobe (103)
Problems in Adobe's list that do not appear at Yandex.
Unique to Yandex (83)
Problems in Yandex's list that do not appear at Adobe.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Adobe and Yandex share?
Adobe and Yandex share 45 LeetCode interview questions. 103 problems appear only in Adobe's list and 83 appear only in Yandex's list.
What topics overlap most between Adobe and Yandex?
The most common shared topics between Adobe and Yandex are Array (16 shared questions), Hash Table (7 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (6 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Adobe or Yandex?
Adobe has 34 Easy, 93 Medium, and 21 Hard questions. Yandex has 51 Easy, 67 Medium, and 10 Hard questions. Adobe has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Adobe and Yandex?
Start with the 45 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Adobe-specific and 20 Yandex-specific questions to round out your prep.