PayPal vs Tekion Interview Questions

PayPal lists 105 LeetCode interview questions while Tekion lists 23. They share 9 problems — 9% of PayPal's bank and 39% of Tekion's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 96 PayPal-only and 14 Tekion-only questions.

Overview

PayPal

105 questions

Easy 19Medium 69Hard 17
Tekion

23 questions

Easy 1Medium 16Hard 6

Preparation Strategy

Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 9 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both PayPal and Tekion.

Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add PayPal-specific problems like Zigzag Conversion, Minimum Absolute Difference, Longest Increasing Subsequence and Tekion-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.

Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Tekion skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.

Difficulty Comparison

Easy
PayPal
19
Tekion
1
Medium
PayPal
69
Tekion
16
Hard
PayPal
17
Tekion
6

Top Shared Topics

9 Shared Questions

High-priority problems to practice for both PayPal and Tekion.

ProblemDifficulty
Two SumEasy
Longest Substring Without Repeating CharactersMedium
Find Median from Data StreamHard
Maximum SubarrayMedium
Trapping Rain WaterHard
Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted ArrayMedium
Rotting OrangesMedium
Longest String ChainMedium
Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock IIIHard

Unique to PayPal (96)

Problems in PayPal's list that do not appear at Tekion.

ProblemDifficulty
Zigzag ConversionMedium
Minimum Absolute DifferenceEasy
Longest Increasing SubsequenceMedium
LRU CacheMedium
Count Vowel Strings in RangesMedium
Find Words That Can Be Formed by CharactersEasy
Time Needed to Rearrange a Binary StringMedium
Maximum Frequency Score of a SubarrayHard
Meeting SchedulerMedium
Maximum Number of Integers to Choose From a Range IMedium
Pythagorean Distance Nodes in a TreeMedium
Number of IslandsMedium

Unique to Tekion (14)

Problems in Tekion's list that do not appear at PayPal.

ProblemDifficulty
Count the Number of Infection SequencesHard
Most Stones Removed with Same Row or ColumnMedium
Split Array Largest SumHard
Shortest Subarray to be Removed to Make Array SortedMedium
Ways to Split Array Into Three SubarraysMedium
Meeting Rooms IIMedium
Word LadderHard
Product of the Last K NumbersMedium
Valid Parenthesis StringMedium
Daily TemperaturesMedium
Subarray Product Less Than KMedium
Rank Teams by VotesMedium

Frequently Asked Questions

How many LeetCode questions do PayPal and Tekion share?

PayPal and Tekion share 9 LeetCode interview questions. 96 problems appear only in PayPal's list and 14 appear only in Tekion's list.

What topics overlap most between PayPal and Tekion?

The most common shared topics between PayPal and Tekion are Array (7 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (4 shared questions), Hash Table (3 shared questions), Two Pointers (3 shared questions), String (2 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.

Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: PayPal or Tekion?

PayPal has 19 Easy, 69 Medium, and 17 Hard questions. Tekion has 1 Easy, 16 Medium, and 6 Hard questions. Tekion has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.

How should I prepare if interviewing at both PayPal and Tekion?

Start with the 9 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 PayPal-specific and 14 Tekion-specific questions to round out your prep.

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