LinkedIn vs Visa Interview Questions
LinkedIn lists 141 LeetCode interview questions while Visa lists 146. They share 25 problems — 18% of LinkedIn's bank and 17% of Visa's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 116 LinkedIn-only and 121 Visa-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 25 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both LinkedIn and Visa.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add LinkedIn-specific problems like Max Stack, Nested List Weight Sum II, All O`one Data Structure and Visa-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
25 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both LinkedIn and Visa.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Exclusive Time of Functions | Medium |
| Letter Combinations of a Phone Number | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Longest Valid Parentheses | Hard |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Binary Tree Level Order Traversal | Medium |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Text Justification | Hard |
| Edit Distance | Medium |
| Number of Divisible Triplet Sums | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Diameter of Binary Tree | Easy |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| House Robber II | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
Unique to LinkedIn (116)
Problems in LinkedIn's list that do not appear at Visa.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Max Stack | Hard |
| Nested List Weight Sum II | Medium |
| All O`one Data Structure | Hard |
| Find the Celebrity | Medium |
| Nested List Weight Sum | Medium |
| Design Authentication Manager | Medium |
| Find Leaves of Binary Tree | Medium |
| Shortest Word Distance II | Medium |
| Max Consecutive Ones III | Medium |
| Maximum Product Subarray | Medium |
| Can Place Flowers | Easy |
| Pow(x, n) | Medium |
Unique to Visa (121)
Problems in Visa's list that do not appear at LinkedIn.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do LinkedIn and Visa share?
LinkedIn and Visa share 25 LeetCode interview questions. 116 problems appear only in LinkedIn's list and 121 appear only in Visa's list.
What topics overlap most between LinkedIn and Visa?
The most common shared topics between LinkedIn and Visa are Array (14 shared questions), String (8 shared questions), Hash Table (6 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (6 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (3 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: LinkedIn or Visa?
LinkedIn has 25 Easy, 90 Medium, and 26 Hard questions. Visa has 32 Easy, 92 Medium, and 22 Hard questions. LinkedIn has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both LinkedIn and Visa?
Start with the 25 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 LinkedIn-specific and 20 Visa-specific questions to round out your prep.