Google vs NVIDIA Interview Questions
Google lists 2,305 LeetCode interview questions while NVIDIA lists 136. They share 130 problems — 6% of Google's bank and 96% of NVIDIA's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 2,175 Google-only and 6 NVIDIA-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 130 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Google and NVIDIA.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Google-specific problems like Palindrome Number, Create Hello World Function, Merge Strings Alternately and NVIDIA-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
130 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Google and NVIDIA.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| Climbing Stairs | Easy |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Decode String | Medium |
| Koko Eating Bananas | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| 4Sum | Medium |
| Jump Game | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 130 shared problems.
Unique to Google (2,175)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at NVIDIA.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Create Hello World Function | Easy |
| Merge Strings Alternately | Easy |
| Recyclable and Low Fat Products | Easy |
| Majority Element | Easy |
| Roman to Integer | Easy |
| Reverse Integer | Medium |
| Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array | Easy |
| Next Permutation | Medium |
| Meeting Rooms II | Medium |
| Add Two Integers | Easy |
| Remove Element | Easy |
Unique to NVIDIA (6)
Problems in NVIDIA's list that do not appear at Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Maximize Greatness of an Array | Medium |
| Remove Stones to Minimize the Total | Medium |
| Break a Palindrome | Medium |
| Count the Number of Good Subsequences | Medium |
| Design Memory Allocator | Medium |
| Previous Permutation With One Swap | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Google and NVIDIA share?
Google and NVIDIA share 130 LeetCode interview questions. 2175 problems appear only in Google's list and 6 appear only in NVIDIA's list.
What topics overlap most between Google and NVIDIA?
The most common shared topics between Google and NVIDIA are Array (20 shared questions), Two Pointers (7 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (7 shared questions), Hash Table (6 shared questions), String (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Google or NVIDIA?
Google has 601 Easy, 1205 Medium, and 499 Hard questions. NVIDIA has 32 Easy, 89 Medium, and 15 Hard questions. Google has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Google and NVIDIA?
Start with the 130 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Google-specific and 6 NVIDIA-specific questions to round out your prep.