Okta vs Snowflake Interview Questions
Okta lists 20 LeetCode interview questions while Snowflake lists 100. They share 6 problems — 30% of Okta's bank and 6% of Snowflake's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 14 Okta-only and 94 Snowflake-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 6 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Okta and Snowflake.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Okta-specific problems like Simple Bank System, All Nodes Distance K in Binary Tree, Group Anagrams and Snowflake-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Okta skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
6 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Okta and Snowflake.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Task Scheduler | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
Unique to Okta (14)
Problems in Okta's list that do not appear at Snowflake.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Simple Bank System | Medium |
| All Nodes Distance K in Binary Tree | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Daily Temperatures | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Making File Names Unique | Medium |
| Range Sum Query 2D - Immutable | Medium |
| Reverse Substrings Between Each Pair of Parentheses | Medium |
| Word Ladder II | Hard |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
Unique to Snowflake (94)
Problems in Snowflake's list that do not appear at Okta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Happy Number | Easy |
| Course Schedule II | Medium |
| Parallel Courses III | Hard |
| Design In-Memory File System | Hard |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Word Search II | Hard |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Painting the Walls | Hard |
| Throne Inheritance | Medium |
| Calculate Amount Paid in Taxes | Easy |
| Step-By-Step Directions From a Binary Tree Node to Another | Medium |
| Find All Anagrams in a String | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Okta and Snowflake share?
Okta and Snowflake share 6 LeetCode interview questions. 14 problems appear only in Okta's list and 94 appear only in Snowflake's list.
What topics overlap most between Okta and Snowflake?
The most common shared topics between Okta and Snowflake are Array (4 shared questions), Hash Table (3 shared questions), Design (3 shared questions), Two Pointers (2 shared questions), Sorting (2 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Okta or Snowflake?
Okta has 0 Easy, 15 Medium, and 5 Hard questions. Snowflake has 13 Easy, 67 Medium, and 20 Hard questions. Okta has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Okta and Snowflake?
Start with the 6 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 14 Okta-specific and 20 Snowflake-specific questions to round out your prep.