Google vs PhonePe Interview Questions
Google lists 2,305 LeetCode interview questions while PhonePe lists 93. They share 87 problems — 4% of Google's bank and 94% of PhonePe's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 2,218 Google-only and 6 PhonePe-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 87 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Google and PhonePe.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Google-specific problems like Two Sum, Add Two Numbers, Median of Two Sorted Arrays and PhonePe-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: PhonePe skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
87 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Google and PhonePe.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Koko Eating Bananas | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Largest Rectangle in Histogram | Hard |
| Jump Game | Medium |
| Split Array Largest Sum | Hard |
| House Robber | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Viewers Turned Streamers | Hard |
| Sort Colors | Medium |
| Sliding Window Maximum | Hard |
| Longest Repeating Character Replacement | Medium |
| Maximal Square | Medium |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| First Missing Positive | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II | Medium |
| Jump Game II | Medium |
| Candy | Hard |
| Daily Temperatures | Medium |
| Remove K Digits | Medium |
| Insert Interval | Medium |
| Sum of Subarray Minimums | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 87 shared problems.
Unique to Google (2,218)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at PhonePe.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Create Hello World Function | Easy |
| Merge Strings Alternately | Easy |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Recyclable and Low Fat Products | Easy |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
Unique to PhonePe (6)
Problems in PhonePe's list that do not appear at Google.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Decoded String at Index | Medium |
| Maximum Tastiness of Candy Basket | Medium |
| Frequencies of Shortest Supersequences | Hard |
| Check if Point Is Reachable | Hard |
| Ways to Make a Fair Array | Medium |
| Decode Ways II | Hard |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Google and PhonePe share?
Google and PhonePe share 87 LeetCode interview questions. 2218 problems appear only in Google's list and 6 appear only in PhonePe's list.
What topics overlap most between Google and PhonePe?
The most common shared topics between Google and PhonePe are Array (23 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (11 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Greedy (6 shared questions), Stack (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Google or PhonePe?
Google has 601 Easy, 1205 Medium, and 499 Hard questions. PhonePe has 2 Easy, 58 Medium, and 33 Hard questions. PhonePe has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Google and PhonePe?
Start with the 87 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Google-specific and 6 PhonePe-specific questions to round out your prep.