Intuit vs Lyft Interview Questions

Intuit lists 73 LeetCode interview questions while Lyft lists 26. They share 4 problems — 5% of Intuit's bank and 15% of Lyft's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 69 Intuit-only and 22 Lyft-only questions.

Overview

Intuit

73 questions

Easy 12Medium 47Hard 14
Lyft

26 questions

Easy 0Medium 19Hard 7

Preparation Strategy

Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 4 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Intuit and Lyft.

Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Intuit-specific problems like Minimum Number of Taps to Open to Water a Garden, Valid Parentheses, Course Schedule II and Lyft-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.

Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Lyft skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.

Difficulty Comparison

Easy
Intuit
12
Lyft
0
Medium
Intuit
47
Lyft
19
Hard
Intuit
14
Lyft
7

Top Shared Topics

4 Shared Questions

High-priority problems to practice for both Intuit and Lyft.

ProblemDifficulty
Rotting OrangesMedium
Product of Array Except SelfMedium
Min StackMedium
Longest Substring Without Repeating CharactersMedium

Unique to Intuit (69)

Problems in Intuit's list that do not appear at Lyft.

ProblemDifficulty
Minimum Number of Taps to Open to Water a GardenHard
Valid ParenthesesEasy
Course Schedule IIMedium
Most Profitable Path in a TreeMedium
Maximum Product of Three NumbersEasy
LRU CacheMedium
Maximum Difference Score in a GridMedium
Maximum Total Beauty of the GardensHard
Max Area of IslandMedium
Destroy Sequential TargetsMedium
Number of Distinct Substrings in a StringMedium
Basic Calculator IVHard

Unique to Lyft (22)

Problems in Lyft's list that do not appear at Intuit.

ProblemDifficulty
Time Based Key-Value StoreMedium
Read N Characters Given read4 II - Call Multiple TimesHard
Minimum Window SubstringHard
Max StackHard
Convert Sorted List to Binary Search TreeMedium
Check Completeness of a Binary TreeMedium
Car PoolingMedium
String CompressionMedium
Smallest Range Covering Elements from K ListsHard
Range Sum Query 2D - ImmutableMedium
Word Ladder IIHard
Longest Consecutive SequenceMedium

Frequently Asked Questions

How many LeetCode questions do Intuit and Lyft share?

Intuit and Lyft share 4 LeetCode interview questions. 69 problems appear only in Intuit's list and 22 appear only in Lyft's list.

What topics overlap most between Intuit and Lyft?

The most common shared topics between Intuit and Lyft are Array (2 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (1 shared questions), Matrix (1 shared questions), Prefix Sum (1 shared questions), Stack (1 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.

Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Intuit or Lyft?

Intuit has 12 Easy, 47 Medium, and 14 Hard questions. Lyft has 0 Easy, 19 Medium, and 7 Hard questions. Lyft has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.

How should I prepare if interviewing at both Intuit and Lyft?

Start with the 4 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Intuit-specific and 20 Lyft-specific questions to round out your prep.

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