Problem database last updated: June 20, 2025
4 problems · 0 Easy, 4 Medium, 0 Hard · Ranked #284 of 458
0 Easy
0% · avg 23%
4 Medium
100% · avg 59%
0 Hard
0% · avg 18%
Based on 4 reported problems, Smartsheet interviews are easier than average - only 0% Hard compared to 18% across all companies. The majority (100%) of questions are Medium difficulty, which is typical for companies that want to see solid fundamentals without excessive trick questions.
Compared to the industry average, Smartsheet puts unusual emphasis on bucket-sort (50% of problems, 64.5x the industry average), counting (50% of problems, 15x the industry average), heap-priority-queue (50% of problems, 8.3x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.
The most common topics are array (100%), hash-table (75%), sorting (75%), string (50%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.
| Problem | Difficulty | Frequency | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Top K Frequent Words Given an array of strings words and an integer k, return the k most frequent strings. | Medium | Very Likely | arrayhash-tablestring | Solve |
Group Anagrams Given an array of strings strs, group the anagrams together. You can return the answer in any order. | Medium | Very Likely | arrayhash-tablestring | Solve |
Top K Frequent Elements Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the k most frequent elements. You may return the answer in any order. | Medium | Very Likely | arrayhash-tabledivide-and-conquer | Solve |
Max Area of Island You are given an m x n binary matrix grid. An island is a group of 1's (representing land) connected 4-directionally (horizontal or vertical.) You may assume al... | Medium | Very Likely | arraydepth-first-searchbreadth-first-search | Solve |
Top K Frequent Words
SolveGiven an array of strings words and an integer k, return the k most frequent strings.
Group Anagrams
SolveGiven an array of strings strs, group the anagrams together. You can return the answer in any order.
Top K Frequent Elements
SolveGiven an integer array nums and an integer k, return the k most frequent elements. You may return the answer in any order.
Max Area of Island
SolveYou are given an m x n binary matrix grid. An island is a group of 1's (representing land) connected 4-directionally (horizontal or vertical.) You may assume al...
Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Smartsheet interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Smartsheet interviews focus heavily on array, hash-table, sorting problems. If you're short on time, these are the categories to prioritize. The problems on this page are sorted by frequency, so start from the top and work your way down.
Beyond solving problems, practice explaining your approach. Smartsheet interviewers care about your thought process - how you break down a problem, consider edge cases, and evaluate tradeoffs between solutions. A clean O(n) solution you can explain clearly beats an O(log n) solution you can't articulate.
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Smartsheet has been reported to ask 4 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, hash-table, sorting. 0 are Easy difficulty, 4 are Medium, and 0 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.
Based on 4 reported problems, Smartsheet interviews are easier than average - only 0% Hard compared to 18% across all companies. 100% of questions are Medium difficulty. Focus on the high-frequency Medium problems first, then work through the Hard ones.
Start with the highest-frequency problems listed on this page. Focus on the core topics: array, hash-table, sorting. Practice solving them under time pressure and explaining your approach out loud. Mock interviews with AI can simulate the real experience.
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