ByteDance vs Google Interview Questions
ByteDance lists 64 LeetCode interview questions while Google lists 2,305. They share 62 problems — 97% of ByteDance's bank and 3% of Google's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 2 ByteDance-only and 2,243 Google-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 62 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both ByteDance and Google.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add ByteDance-specific problems like First Day Where You Have Been in All the Rooms, Design Memory Allocator 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
62 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both ByteDance and Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Remove Duplicate Letters | Medium |
| Smallest Subsequence of Distinct Characters | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Combination Sum | Medium |
| Basic Calculator II | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Shortest Bridge | Medium |
| House Robber | Medium |
| Maximal Square | Medium |
| Regular Expression Matching | Hard |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Longest Increasing Subsequence | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Combination Sum II | Medium |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Longest Common Subsequence | Medium |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Basic Calculator | Hard |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Maximum Width of Binary Tree | Medium |
| Multiply Strings | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Restore IP Addresses | Medium |
| Decode String | Medium |
| Accounts Merge | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 62 shared problems.
Unique to ByteDance (2)
Problems in ByteDance's list that do not appear at Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| First Day Where You Have Been in All the Rooms | Medium |
| Design Memory Allocator | Medium |
Unique to Google (2,243)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at ByteDance.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Create Hello World Function | Easy |
| Merge Strings Alternately | Easy |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Recyclable and Low Fat Products | Easy |
| Majority Element | Easy |
| Roman to Integer | Easy |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do ByteDance and Google share?
ByteDance and Google share 62 LeetCode interview questions. 2 problems appear only in ByteDance's list and 2243 appear only in Google's list.
What topics overlap most between ByteDance and Google?
The most common shared topics between ByteDance and Google are Array (16 shared questions), String (11 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (8 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (7 shared questions), Stack (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: ByteDance or Google?
ByteDance has 4 Easy, 51 Medium, and 9 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 ByteDance and Google?
Start with the 62 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 2 ByteDance-specific and 20 Google-specific questions to round out your prep.