Microsoft vs SAP Interview Questions
Microsoft lists 192 LeetCode interview questions while SAP lists 42. They share 29 problems — 15% of Microsoft's bank and 69% of SAP's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 163 Microsoft-only and 13 SAP-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 29 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Microsoft and SAP.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Microsoft-specific problems like Merge Sorted Array, Single Element in a Sorted Array, Median of Two Sorted Arrays and SAP-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: SAP skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
29 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Microsoft and SAP.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| Search a 2D Matrix | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Palindrome Linked List | Easy |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Candy | Hard |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Ransom Note | Easy |
| Same Tree | Easy |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Daily Temperatures | Medium |
| Linked List Cycle | Easy |
Unique to Microsoft (163)
Problems in Microsoft's list that do not appear at SAP.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Single Element in a Sorted Array | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Reverse Nodes in k-Group | Hard |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Roman to Integer | Easy |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Climbing Stairs | Easy |
| Rotate Image | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Sort Colors | Medium |
Unique to SAP (13)
Problems in SAP's list that do not appear at Microsoft.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Movie Rating | Medium |
| Maximum Path Quality of a Graph | Hard |
| Count the Number of Infection Sequences | Hard |
| Count Increasing Quadruplets | Hard |
| Maximum Students Taking Exam | Hard |
| Valid Palindrome | Easy |
| Leftmost Column with at Least a One | Medium |
| Coin Change | Medium |
| Valid Perfect Square | Easy |
| Maximal Square | Medium |
| Binary Search Tree to Greater Sum Tree | Medium |
| Count Primes | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Microsoft and SAP share?
Microsoft and SAP share 29 LeetCode interview questions. 163 problems appear only in Microsoft's list and 13 appear only in SAP's list.
What topics overlap most between Microsoft and SAP?
The most common shared topics between Microsoft and SAP are Array (15 shared questions), Hash Table (7 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Two Pointers (6 shared questions), Linked List (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Microsoft or SAP?
Microsoft has 55 Easy, 109 Medium, and 28 Hard questions. SAP has 14 Easy, 21 Medium, and 7 Hard questions. SAP has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Microsoft and SAP?
Start with the 29 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Microsoft-specific and 13 SAP-specific questions to round out your prep.