NVIDIA vs Pinterest Interview Questions
NVIDIA lists 136 LeetCode interview questions while Pinterest lists 49. They share 8 problems — 6% of NVIDIA's bank and 16% of Pinterest's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 128 NVIDIA-only and 41 Pinterest-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 8 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both NVIDIA and Pinterest.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add NVIDIA-specific problems like Special Binary String, LRU Cache, Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters and Pinterest-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Pinterest skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
8 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both NVIDIA and Pinterest.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Dot Product of Two Sparse Vectors | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Unique Paths II | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Find the Celebrity | Medium |
| The Maze | Medium |
Unique to NVIDIA (128)
Problems in NVIDIA's list that do not appear at Pinterest.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Special Binary String | Hard |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Minimum Operations to Reduce an Integer to 0 | Medium |
| Last Stone Weight | Easy |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Maximize Greatness of an Array | Medium |
Unique to Pinterest (41)
Problems in Pinterest's list that do not appear at NVIDIA.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do NVIDIA and Pinterest share?
NVIDIA and Pinterest share 8 LeetCode interview questions. 128 problems appear only in NVIDIA's list and 41 appear only in Pinterest's list.
What topics overlap most between NVIDIA and Pinterest?
The most common shared topics between NVIDIA and Pinterest are Array (5 shared questions), Two Pointers (4 shared questions), Matrix (3 shared questions), Depth-First Search (2 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (2 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: NVIDIA or Pinterest?
NVIDIA has 32 Easy, 89 Medium, and 15 Hard questions. Pinterest has 1 Easy, 29 Medium, and 19 Hard questions. Pinterest has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both NVIDIA and Pinterest?
Start with the 8 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 NVIDIA-specific and 20 Pinterest-specific questions to round out your prep.