Yandex vs Zomato Interview Questions
Yandex lists 128 LeetCode interview questions while Zomato lists 27. They share 7 problems — 5% of Yandex's bank and 26% of Zomato's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 121 Yandex-only and 20 Zomato-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 7 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Yandex and Zomato.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Yandex-specific problems like Longest Subarray of 1's After Deleting One Element, Summary Ranges, Maximize Distance to Closest Person and Zomato-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Zomato skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
7 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Yandex and Zomato.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| Isomorphic Strings | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
Unique to Yandex (121)
Problems in Yandex's list that do not appear at Zomato.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Longest Subarray of 1's After Deleting One Element | Medium |
| Summary Ranges | Easy |
| Maximize Distance to Closest Person | Medium |
| Find K Closest Elements | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome II | Easy |
| One Edit Distance | Medium |
| Permutation in String | Medium |
| Line Reflection | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Longest Strictly Increasing or Strictly Decreasing Subarray | Easy |
Unique to Zomato (20)
Problems in Zomato's list that do not appear at Yandex.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Maximum Spending After Buying Items | Hard |
| Number of Ways to Divide a Long Corridor | Hard |
| Shortest Cycle in a Graph | Hard |
| Bitwise OR of All Subsequence Sums | Medium |
| Split the Array to Make Coprime Products | Hard |
| Count the Hidden Sequences | Medium |
| First Missing Positive | Hard |
| Exchange Seats | Medium |
| LFU Cache | Hard |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Snakes and Ladders | Medium |
| Single Element in a Sorted Array | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Yandex and Zomato share?
Yandex and Zomato share 7 LeetCode interview questions. 121 problems appear only in Yandex's list and 20 appear only in Zomato's list.
What topics overlap most between Yandex and Zomato?
The most common shared topics between Yandex and Zomato are Array (5 shared questions), Hash Table (2 shared questions), String (2 shared questions), Two Pointers (2 shared questions), Sliding Window (1 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Yandex or Zomato?
Yandex has 51 Easy, 67 Medium, and 10 Hard questions. Zomato has 2 Easy, 17 Medium, and 8 Hard questions. Zomato has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Yandex and Zomato?
Start with the 7 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Yandex-specific and 20 Zomato-specific questions to round out your prep.