LinkedIn vs Meta Interview Questions
LinkedIn lists 141 LeetCode interview questions while Meta lists 217. They share 62 problems — 44% of LinkedIn's bank and 29% of Meta's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 79 LinkedIn-only and 155 Meta-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 62 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both LinkedIn and Meta.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add LinkedIn-specific problems like Max Stack, Nested List Weight Sum II, All O`one Data Structure and Meta-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: LinkedIn skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
62 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both LinkedIn and Meta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Nested List Weight Sum | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Max Consecutive Ones III | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Pow(x, n) | Medium |
| Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array | Medium |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Exclusive Time of Functions | Medium |
| Maximum Depth of Binary Tree | Easy |
| Letter Combinations of a Phone Number | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree | Medium |
| Symmetric Tree | Easy |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Valid Number | Hard |
| Longest Valid Parentheses | Hard |
| Max Points on a Line | Hard |
| Evaluate Reverse Polish Notation | Medium |
| House Robber | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Binary Tree Level Order Traversal | Medium |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Permutations II | Medium |
| Permutations | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 62 shared problems.
Unique to LinkedIn (79)
Problems in LinkedIn's list that do not appear at Meta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Max Stack | Hard |
| Nested List Weight Sum II | Medium |
| All O`one Data Structure | Hard |
| Find the Celebrity | Medium |
| Design Authentication Manager | Medium |
| Find Leaves of Binary Tree | Medium |
| Shortest Word Distance II | Medium |
| Maximum Product Subarray | Medium |
| Can Place Flowers | Easy |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
| Binary Tree Upside Down | Medium |
| Partition to K Equal Sum Subsets | Medium |
Unique to Meta (155)
Problems in Meta's list that do not appear at LinkedIn.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses | Medium |
| Valid Word Abbreviation | Easy |
| Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome II | Easy |
| Binary Tree Right Side View | Medium |
| Simplify Path | Medium |
| Basic Calculator II | Medium |
| Find Peak Element | Medium |
| Sum Root to Leaf Numbers | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Buildings With an Ocean View | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do LinkedIn and Meta share?
LinkedIn and Meta share 62 LeetCode interview questions. 79 problems appear only in LinkedIn's list and 155 appear only in Meta's list.
What topics overlap most between LinkedIn and Meta?
The most common shared topics between LinkedIn and Meta are Array (14 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (7 shared questions), Hash Table (6 shared questions), String (6 shared questions), Depth-First Search (6 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: LinkedIn or Meta?
LinkedIn has 25 Easy, 90 Medium, and 26 Hard questions. Meta has 52 Easy, 132 Medium, and 33 Hard questions. LinkedIn has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both LinkedIn and Meta?
Start with the 62 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 LinkedIn-specific and 20 Meta-specific questions to round out your prep.