Google vs Snowflake Interview Questions
Google lists 2,305 LeetCode interview questions while Snowflake lists 100. They share 88 problems — 4% of Google's bank and 88% of Snowflake's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 2,217 Google-only and 12 Snowflake-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 88 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Google and Snowflake.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Google-specific problems like Median of Two Sorted Arrays, Longest Common Prefix, Palindrome Number and Snowflake-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
88 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Google and Snowflake.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Roman to Integer | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Meeting Rooms II | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Happy Number | Easy |
| Single Element in a Sorted Array | Medium |
| Regular Expression Matching | Hard |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Basic Calculator | Hard |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Min Stack | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
| Jump Game II | Medium |
| Remove K Digits | Medium |
| Random Pick with Weight | Medium |
| Word Search | Medium |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Task Scheduler | Medium |
| Copy List with Random Pointer | Medium |
| Implement Trie (Prefix Tree) | Medium |
| Path With Minimum Effort | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 88 shared problems.
Unique to Google (2,217)
Problems in Google's list that do not appear at Snowflake.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Create Hello World Function | Easy |
| Merge Strings Alternately | Easy |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Recyclable and Low Fat Products | Easy |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
Unique to Snowflake (12)
Problems in Snowflake's list that do not appear at Google.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Google and Snowflake share?
Google and Snowflake share 88 LeetCode interview questions. 2217 problems appear only in Google's list and 12 appear only in Snowflake's list.
What topics overlap most between Google and Snowflake?
The most common shared topics between Google and Snowflake are Array (15 shared questions), Hash Table (10 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Math (6 shared questions), Heap (Priority Queue) (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Google or Snowflake?
Google has 601 Easy, 1205 Medium, and 499 Hard questions. Snowflake has 13 Easy, 67 Medium, and 20 Hard questions. Google has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Google and Snowflake?
Start with the 88 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Google-specific and 12 Snowflake-specific questions to round out your prep.