Snowflake vs Yandex Interview Questions
Snowflake lists 100 LeetCode interview questions while Yandex lists 128. They share 20 problems — 20% of Snowflake's bank and 16% of Yandex's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 80 Snowflake-only and 108 Yandex-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 20 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Snowflake and Yandex.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Snowflake-specific problems like Happy Number, Course Schedule II, Parallel Courses III and Yandex-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Snowflake skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
20 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Snowflake and Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Find All Anagrams in a String | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Simplify Path | Medium |
| Maximize Distance to Closest Person | Medium |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Design Hit Counter | Medium |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Min Stack | Medium |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Basic Calculator II | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
Unique to Snowflake (80)
Problems in Snowflake's list that do not appear at Yandex.
Unique to Yandex (108)
Problems in Yandex's list that do not appear at Snowflake.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Subarray of 1's After Deleting One Element | Medium |
| Summary Ranges | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Find K Closest Elements | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | 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 Snowflake and Yandex share?
Snowflake and Yandex share 20 LeetCode interview questions. 80 problems appear only in Snowflake's list and 108 appear only in Yandex's list.
What topics overlap most between Snowflake and Yandex?
The most common shared topics between Snowflake and Yandex are Array (10 shared questions), Hash Table (6 shared questions), Design (5 shared questions), String (4 shared questions), Stack (4 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Snowflake or Yandex?
Snowflake has 13 Easy, 67 Medium, and 20 Hard questions. Yandex has 51 Easy, 67 Medium, and 10 Hard questions. Snowflake has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Snowflake and Yandex?
Start with the 20 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Snowflake-specific and 20 Yandex-specific questions to round out your prep.