eBay vs Meta Interview Questions
eBay lists 62 LeetCode interview questions while Meta lists 217. They share 31 problems — 50% of eBay's bank and 14% of Meta's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 31 eBay-only and 186 Meta-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 31 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both eBay and Meta.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add eBay-specific problems like Remove One Element to Make the Array Strictly Increasing, Alternating Digit Sum, Partition Equal Subset Sum and Meta-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: eBay skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
31 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both eBay and Meta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Pow(x, n) | Medium |
| Set Matrix Zeroes | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome II | Easy |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Sort Colors | Medium |
| Word Search | Medium |
| Jump Game II | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Find Peak Element | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II | Medium |
| Clone Graph | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Sudoku Solver | Hard |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Decode String | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Alien Dictionary | Hard |
Showing top 30 of 31 shared problems.
Unique to eBay (31)
Problems in eBay's list that do not appear at Meta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Remove One Element to Make the Array Strictly Increasing | Easy |
| Alternating Digit Sum | Easy |
| Partition Equal Subset Sum | Medium |
| Binary Gap | Easy |
| Minimize Maximum Pair Sum in Array | Medium |
| Minimum Window Subsequence | Hard |
| Design Skiplist | Hard |
| Subtree of Another Tree | Easy |
| Open the Lock | Medium |
| Binary Tree Cameras | Hard |
| Reverse Pairs | Hard |
| Matchsticks to Square | Medium |
Unique to Meta (186)
Problems in Meta's list that do not appear at eBay.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses | Medium |
| Valid Word Abbreviation | Easy |
| Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree III | Medium |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Binary Tree Right Side View | Medium |
| Simplify Path | Medium |
| Basic Calculator II | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Nested List Weight Sum | Medium |
| Random Pick with Weight | Medium |
| Sum Root to Leaf Numbers | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do eBay and Meta share?
eBay and Meta share 31 LeetCode interview questions. 31 problems appear only in eBay's list and 186 appear only in Meta's list.
What topics overlap most between eBay and Meta?
The most common shared topics between eBay and Meta are Array (17 shared questions), String (10 shared questions), Hash Table (9 shared questions), Sorting (7 shared questions), Matrix (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: eBay or Meta?
eBay has 10 Easy, 39 Medium, and 13 Hard questions. Meta has 52 Easy, 132 Medium, and 33 Hard questions. eBay has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both eBay and Meta?
Start with the 31 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 eBay-specific and 20 Meta-specific questions to round out your prep.