eBay vs Yandex Interview Questions
eBay lists 62 LeetCode interview questions while Yandex lists 128. They share 19 problems — 31% of eBay's bank and 15% of Yandex's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 43 eBay-only and 109 Yandex-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 eBay and Yandex.
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 Yandex-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
19 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both eBay and Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome II | Easy |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Reconstruct Itinerary | Hard |
| Longest Continuous Subarray With Absolute Diff Less Than or Equal to Limit | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Palindrome Linked List | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
Unique to eBay (43)
Problems in eBay's list that do not appear at Yandex.
| 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 |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Pow(x, n) | Medium |
Unique to Yandex (109)
Problems in Yandex's list that do not appear at eBay.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Subarray of 1's After Deleting One Element | Medium |
| Summary Ranges | Easy |
| Maximize Distance to Closest Person | Medium |
| Find K Closest Elements | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| One Edit Distance | Medium |
| Permutation in String | Medium |
| Isomorphic Strings | Easy |
| Line Reflection | Medium |
| Longest Strictly Increasing or Strictly Decreasing Subarray | Easy |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do eBay and Yandex share?
eBay and Yandex share 19 LeetCode interview questions. 43 problems appear only in eBay's list and 109 appear only in Yandex's list.
What topics overlap most between eBay and Yandex?
The most common shared topics between eBay and Yandex are Array (10 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Hash Table (5 shared questions), Sorting (5 shared questions), Heap (Priority Queue) (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: eBay or Yandex?
eBay has 10 Easy, 39 Medium, and 13 Hard questions. Yandex has 51 Easy, 67 Medium, and 10 Hard questions. eBay has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both eBay and Yandex?
Start with the 19 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 eBay-specific and 20 Yandex-specific questions to round out your prep.