Okta vs Yandex Interview Questions
Okta lists 20 LeetCode interview questions while Yandex lists 128. They share 10 problems — 50% of Okta's bank and 8% of Yandex's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 10 Okta-only and 118 Yandex-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 10 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Okta and Yandex.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Okta-specific problems like Simple Bank System, All Nodes Distance K in Binary Tree, Longest Consecutive Sequence and Yandex-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
10 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Okta and Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Daily Temperatures | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
Unique to Okta (10)
Problems in Okta's list that do not appear at Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Simple Bank System | Medium |
| All Nodes Distance K in Binary Tree | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Task Scheduler | Medium |
| 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 |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) - Duplicates allowed | Hard |
Unique to Yandex (118)
Problems in Yandex's list that do not appear at Okta.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Subarray of 1's After Deleting One Element | Medium |
| Summary Ranges | Easy |
| Maximize Distance to Closest Person | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Find K Closest Elements | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome II | Easy |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| One Edit Distance | Medium |
| Permutation in String | Medium |
| Isomorphic Strings | Easy |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Okta and Yandex share?
Okta and Yandex share 10 LeetCode interview questions. 10 problems appear only in Okta's list and 118 appear only in Yandex's list.
What topics overlap most between Okta and Yandex?
The most common shared topics between Okta and Yandex are Array (8 shared questions), Hash Table (3 shared questions), Design (3 shared questions), Sorting (3 shared questions), Two Pointers (2 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Okta or Yandex?
Okta has 0 Easy, 15 Medium, and 5 Hard questions. Yandex has 51 Easy, 67 Medium, and 10 Hard questions. Okta has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Okta and Yandex?
Start with the 10 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 10 Okta-specific and 20 Yandex-specific questions to round out your prep.