Amazon vs Google Interview Questions
Amazon lists 1,968 LeetCode interview questions while Google lists 2,305. They share 1,570 problems — 80% of Amazon's bank and 68% of Google's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 398 Amazon-only and 735 Google-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 1,570 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Amazon and Google.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Amazon-specific problems like Concatenated Words, Make Array Zero by Subtracting Equal Amounts, Minimum Health to Beat Game 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
1,570 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Amazon and Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Reorganize String | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Koko Eating Bananas | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Copy List with Random Pointer | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
Showing top 30 of 1,570 shared problems.
Unique to Amazon (398)
Problems in Amazon's list that do not appear at Google.
Unique to Google (735)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at Amazon.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Viewers Turned Streamers | Hard |
| Count Number of Trapezoids II | Hard |
| The Earliest Moment When Everyone Become Friends | Medium |
| Minimum Area Rectangle | Medium |
| Count Number of Trapezoids I | Medium |
| Apply Substitutions | Medium |
| Finding MK Average | Hard |
| Swap Adjacent in LR String | Medium |
| 24 Game | Hard |
| Group Shifted Strings | Medium |
| Minimum Area Rectangle II | Medium |
| Race Car | Hard |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Amazon and Google share?
Amazon and Google share 1570 LeetCode interview questions. 398 problems appear only in Amazon's list and 735 appear only in Google's list.
What topics overlap most between Amazon and Google?
The most common shared topics between Amazon and Google are Array (18 shared questions), Hash Table (9 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Sorting (6 shared questions), Two Pointers (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Amazon or Google?
Amazon has 527 Easy, 1074 Medium, and 367 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 Amazon and Google?
Start with the 1570 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Amazon-specific and 20 Google-specific questions to round out your prep.