Autodesk vs NVIDIA Interview Questions
Autodesk lists 32 LeetCode interview questions while NVIDIA lists 136. They share 19 problems — 59% of Autodesk's bank and 14% of NVIDIA's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 13 Autodesk-only and 117 NVIDIA-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 19 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Autodesk and NVIDIA.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Autodesk-specific problems like Number of Subarrays That Match a Pattern I, Distribute Elements Into Two Arrays I, Count Prefix and Suffix Pairs II and NVIDIA-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Autodesk skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
19 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Autodesk and NVIDIA.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Sliding Window Maximum | Hard |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Linked List Cycle | Easy |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Koko Eating Bananas | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Set Matrix Zeroes | Medium |
| Sort Colors | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
Unique to Autodesk (13)
Problems in Autodesk's list that do not appear at NVIDIA.
Unique to NVIDIA (117)
Problems in NVIDIA's list that do not appear at Autodesk.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Autodesk and NVIDIA share?
Autodesk and NVIDIA share 19 LeetCode interview questions. 13 problems appear only in Autodesk's list and 117 appear only in NVIDIA's list.
What topics overlap most between Autodesk and NVIDIA?
The most common shared topics between Autodesk and NVIDIA are Array (15 shared questions), Hash Table (5 shared questions), Sorting (5 shared questions), Two Pointers (4 shared questions), String (3 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Autodesk or NVIDIA?
Autodesk has 7 Easy, 18 Medium, and 7 Hard questions. NVIDIA has 32 Easy, 89 Medium, and 15 Hard questions. Autodesk has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Autodesk and NVIDIA?
Start with the 19 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 13 Autodesk-specific and 20 NVIDIA-specific questions to round out your prep.