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Uber Coding Interview Questions

100 problems · 24 Easy, 57 Medium, 19 Hard · Ranked #9 of 458

Difficulty breakdown

24 Easy

24% · avg 23%

57 Medium

57% · avg 59%

19 Hard

19% · avg 18%

Top topics

array
51%
string
29%
dynamic-programming
26%
hash-table
17%
two-pointers
16%
math
14%

Interview profile

Based on 100 reported problems, Uber interviews are in line with industry averages - 19% Hard vs 18% overall. The majority (57%) 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, Uber puts unusual emphasis on binary-search-tree (3% of problems, 2.7x the industry average), backtracking (12% of problems, 2.3x the industry average), binary-tree (10% of problems, 2x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.

The most common topics are array (51%), string (29%), dynamic-programming (26%), hash-table (17%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.

All 100 problems

Two Sum

Solve

Given an array of integers nums and an integer target, return the indices of the two numbers that add up to target.

EasyVery Likely
arrayhash-map

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

Solve

You are given an array prices where prices[i] is the price of a given stock on the ith day.

EasyVery Likely
arraydynamic-programming

Word Search

Solve

Given an m x n grid of characters board and a string word, return true if word exists in the grid.

MediumLikely
arraystringbacktracking

Text Justification

Solve

Given an array of strings words and a width maxWidth, format the text such that each line has exactly maxWidth characters and is fully (left and right) justifie...

HardLikely
arraystringsimulation

Spiral Matrix

Solve

Given an m x n matrix, return all elements of the matrix in spiral order.

MediumLikely
arraymatrixsimulation

Valid Sudoku

Solve

Determine if a 9 x 9 Sudoku board is valid. Only the filled cells need to be validated according to the following rules:

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablematrix

Group Anagrams

Solve

Given an array of strings strs, group the anagrams together. You can return the answer in any order.

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablestring

Roman to Integer

Solve

Roman numerals are represented by seven different symbols: I, V, X, L, C, D and M.

EasyLikely
hash-tablemathstring

Letter Combinations of a Phone Number

Solve

Given a string containing digits from 2-9 inclusive, return all possible letter combinations that the number could represent. Return the answer in any order.

MediumLikely
hash-tablestringbacktracking

Generate Parentheses

Solve

Given n pairs of parentheses, write a function to generate all combinations of well-formed parentheses.

MediumLikely
stringdynamic-programmingbacktracking

Minimum Window Substring

Solve

Given two strings s and t of lengths m and n respectively, return the minimum window substring of s such that every character in t (including duplicates) is inc...

HardLikely
hash-tablestringsliding-window

Add Two Numbers

Solve

You are given two non-empty linked lists representing two non-negative integers. The digits are stored in reverse order, and each of their nodes contains a sing...

MediumLikely
linked-listmathrecursion

Merge Sorted Array

Solve

You are given two integer arrays nums1 and nums2, sorted in non-decreasing order, and two integers m and n, representing the number of elements in nums1 and num...

EasyLikely
arraytwo-pointerssorting

Longest Common Prefix

Solve

Write a function to find the longest common prefix string amongst an array of strings.

EasyLikely
arraystringtrie

Word Break

Solve

Given a string s and a dictionary of strings wordDict, return true if s can be segmented into a space-separated sequence of one or more dictionary words.

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablestring

Trapping Rain Water

Solve

Given n non-negative integers representing an elevation map where the width of each bar is 1, compute how much water it can trap after raining.

HardLikely
arraytwo-pointersdynamic-programming

Valid Palindrome

Solve

A phrase is a palindrome if, after converting all uppercase letters into lowercase letters and removing all non-alphanumeric characters, it reads the same forwa...

EasyLikely
two-pointersstring

Remove Element

Solve

Given an integer array nums and an integer val, remove all occurrences of val in nums in-place. The order of the elements may be changed. Then return the number...

EasyLikely
arraytwo-pointers

Rotate Image

Solve

You are given an n x n 2D matrix representing an image, rotate the image by 90 degrees (clockwise).

MediumLikely
arraymathmatrix

Search in Rotated Sorted Array

Solve

There is an integer array nums sorted in ascending order (with distinct values).

MediumLikely
arraybinary-search

Decode Ways

Solve

You have intercepted a secret message encoded as a string of numbers. The message is decoded via the following mapping:

MediumLikely
stringdynamic-programming

3Sum

Solve

Given an integer array nums, return all the triplets [nums[i], nums[j], nums[k]] such that i != j, i != k, and j != k, and nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[k] == 0.

MediumLikely
arraytwo-pointerssorting

Next Permutation

Solve

A permutation of an array of integers is an arrangement of its members into a sequence or linear order.

MediumLikely
arraytwo-pointers

Largest Rectangle in Histogram

Solve

Given an array of integers heights representing the histogram's bar height where the width of each bar is 1, return the area of the largest rectangle in the his...

HardLikely
arraystackmonotonic-stack

Maximum Depth of Binary Tree

Solve

Given the root of a binary tree, return its maximum depth.

EasyLikely
treedepth-first-searchbreadth-first-search

Sqrt(x)

Solve

Given a non-negative integer x, return the square root of x rounded down to the nearest integer. The returned integer should be non-negative as well.

EasyLikely
mathbinary-search

Valid Parentheses

Solve

Given a string s containing just the characters '(', ')', '{', '}', '[' and ']', determine if the input string is valid.

EasyLikely
stringstack

Median of Two Sorted Arrays

Solve

Given two sorted arrays nums1 and nums2 of size m and n respectively, return the median of the two sorted arrays.

HardLikely
arraybinary-searchdivide-and-conquer

Merge Two Sorted Lists

Solve

You are given the heads of two sorted linked lists list1 and list2.

EasyLikely
linked-listrecursion

Regular Expression Matching

Solve

Given an input string s and a pattern p, implement regular expression matching with support for '.' and '' where:

HardLikely
stringdynamic-programmingrecursion

Longest Consecutive Sequence

Solve

Given an unsorted array of integers nums, return the length of the longest consecutive elements sequence.

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tableunion-find

Merge k Sorted Lists

Solve

You are given an array of k linked-lists lists, each linked-list is sorted in ascending order.

HardLikely
linked-listdivide-and-conquerheap-priority-queue

Reverse Integer

Solve

Given a signed 32-bit integer x, return x with its digits reversed. If reversing x causes the value to go outside the signed 32-bit integer range [-231, 231 - 1...

MediumLikely
math

Word Break II

Solve

Given a string s and a dictionary of strings wordDict, add spaces in s to construct a sentence where each word is a valid dictionary word. Return all such possi...

HardLikely
arrayhash-tablestring

Maximum Subarray

Solve

Given an integer array nums, find the subarray with the largest sum, and return its sum.

MediumLikely
arraydivide-and-conquerdynamic-programming

Subsets

Solve

Given an integer array nums of unique elements, return all possible subsets (the power set).

MediumLikely
arraybacktrackingbit-manipulation

Sudoku Solver

Solve

Write a program to solve a Sudoku puzzle by filling the empty cells.

HardLikely
arrayhash-tablebacktracking

Longest Palindromic Substring

Solve

Given a string s, return the longest palindromic substring in s.

MediumLikely
two-pointersstringdynamic-programming

Merge Intervals

Solve

Given an array of intervals where intervals[i] = [starti, endi], merge all overlapping intervals, and return an array of the non-overlapping intervals that cove...

MediumLikely
arraysorting

Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array

Solve

Given an integer array nums sorted in non-decreasing order, remove the duplicates in-place such that each unique element appears only once. The relative order o...

EasyLikely
arraytwo-pointers

Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array

Solve

Given an array of integers nums sorted in non-decreasing order, find the starting and ending position of a given target value.

MediumLikely
arraybinary-search

Find the Index of the First Occurrence in a String

Solve

Given two strings needle and haystack, return the index of the first occurrence of needle in haystack, or -1 if needle is not part of haystack.

EasyLikely
two-pointersstringstring-matching

String to Integer (atoi)

Solve

Implement the myAtoi(string s) function, which converts a string to a 32-bit signed integer.

MediumLikely
string

Swap Nodes in Pairs

Solve

Given a linked list, swap every two adjacent nodes and return its head. You must solve the problem without modifying the values in the list's nodes (i.e., only...

MediumLikely
linked-listrecursion

Combination Sum

Solve

Given an array of distinct integers candidates and a target integer target, return a list of all unique combinations of candidates where the chosen numbers sum...

MediumLikely
arraybacktracking

Clone Graph

Solve

Given a reference of a node in a connected undirected graph.

MediumSometimes
hash-tabledepth-first-searchbreadth-first-search

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Solve

Given a string s, find the length of the longest substring without duplicate characters.

MediumSometimes
hash-tablestringsliding-window

Jump Game II

Solve

You are given a 0-indexed array of integers nums of length n. You are initially positioned at index 0.

MediumSometimes
arraydynamic-programminggreedy

Copy List with Random Pointer

Solve

A linked list of length n is given such that each node contains an additional random pointer, which could point to any node in the list, or null.

MediumSometimes
hash-tablelinked-list

Container With Most Water

Solve

You are given an integer array height of length n. There are n vertical lines drawn such that the two endpoints of the ith line are (i, 0) and (i, height[i]).

MediumSometimes
arraytwo-pointersgreedy

Climbing Stairs

Solve

You are climbing a staircase. It takes n steps to reach the top.

EasySometimes
mathdynamic-programmingmemoization

Palindrome Number

Solve

Given an integer x, return true if x is a palindrome, and false otherwise.

EasySometimes
math

Jump Game

Solve

You are given an integer array nums. You are initially positioned at the array's first index, and each element in the array represents your maximum jump length...

MediumSometimes
arraydynamic-programminggreedy

Word Ladder

Solve

A transformation sequence from word beginWord to word endWord using a dictionary wordList is a sequence of words beginWord -> s1 -> s2 -> ... -> sk such that:

HardSometimes
hash-tablestringbreadth-first-search

Search Insert Position

Solve

Given a sorted array of distinct integers and a target value, return the index if the target is found. If not, return the index where it would be if it were ins...

EasySometimes
arraybinary-search

Insert Interval

Solve

You are given an array of non-overlapping intervals intervals where intervals[i] = [starti, endi] represent the start and the end of the ith interval and interv...

MediumSometimes
array

Plus One

Solve

You are given a large integer represented as an integer array digits, where each digits[i] is the ith digit of the integer. The digits are ordered from most sig...

EasySometimes
arraymath

Zigzag Conversion

Solve

The string "PAYPALISHIRING" is written in a zigzag pattern on a given number of rows like this: (you may want to display this pattern in a fixed font for better...

MediumSometimes
string

Longest Valid Parentheses

Solve

Given a string containing just the characters '(' and ')', return the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring.

HardSometimes
stringdynamic-programmingstack

Candy

Solve

There are n children standing in a line. Each child is assigned a rating value given in the integer array ratings.

HardSometimes
arraygreedy

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II

Solve

You are given an integer array prices where prices[i] is the price of a given stock on the ith day.

MediumSometimes
arraydynamic-programminggreedy

Binary Tree Level Order Traversal

Solve

Given the root of a binary tree, return the level order traversal of its nodes' values. (i.e., from left to right, level by level).

MediumSometimes
treebreadth-first-searchbinary-tree

Set Matrix Zeroes

Solve

Given an m x n integer matrix matrix, if an element is 0, set its entire row and column to 0's.

MediumSometimes
arrayhash-tablematrix

Length of Last Word

Solve

Given a string s consisting of words and spaces, return the length of the last word in the string.

EasySometimes
string

Minimum Path Sum

Solve

Given a m x n grid filled with non-negative numbers, find a path from top left to bottom right, which minimizes the sum of all numbers along its path.

MediumSometimes
arraydynamic-programmingmatrix

Divide Two Integers

Solve

Given two integers dividend and divisor, divide two integers without using multiplication, division, and mod operator.

MediumSometimes
mathbit-manipulation

First Missing Positive

Solve

Given an unsorted integer array nums. Return the smallest positive integer that is not present in nums.

HardSometimes
arrayhash-table

Pascal's Triangle

Solve

Given an integer numRows, return the first numRows of Pascal's triangle.

EasySometimes
arraydynamic-programming

Linked List Cycle

Solve

Given head, the head of a linked list, determine if the linked list has a cycle in it.

EasySometimes
hash-tablelinked-listtwo-pointers

Permutations

Solve

Given an array nums of distinct integers, return all the possible permutations. You can return the answer in any order.

MediumSometimes
arraybacktracking

Combination Sum II

Solve

Given a collection of candidate numbers (candidates) and a target number (target), find all unique combinations in candidates where the candidate numbers sum to...

MediumSometimes
arraybacktracking

Add Binary

Solve

Given two binary strings a and b, return their sum as a binary string.

EasySometimes
mathstringbit-manipulation

Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum

Solve

A path in a binary tree is a sequence of nodes where each pair of adjacent nodes in the sequence has an edge connecting them. A node can only appear in the sequ...

HardSometimes
dynamic-programmingtreedepth-first-search

3Sum Closest

Solve

Given an integer array nums of length n and an integer target, find three integers at distinct indices in nums such that the sum is closest to target.

MediumSometimes
arraytwo-pointerssorting

Validate Binary Search Tree

Solve

Given the root of a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).

MediumSometimes
treedepth-first-searchbinary-search-tree

N-Queens

Solve

The n-queens puzzle is the problem of placing n queens on an n x n chessboard such that no two queens attack each other.

HardSometimes
arraybacktracking

Search in Rotated Sorted Array II

Solve

There is an integer array nums sorted in non-decreasing order (not necessarily with distinct values).

MediumSometimes
arraybinary-search

4Sum

Solve

Given an array nums of n integers, return an array of all the unique quadruplets [nums[a], nums[b], nums[c], nums[d]] such that:

MediumSometimes
arraytwo-pointerssorting

Binary Tree Inorder Traversal

Solve

Given the root of a binary tree, return the inorder traversal of its nodes' values.

EasySometimes
stacktreedepth-first-search

Flatten Binary Tree to Linked List

Solve

Given the root of a binary tree, flatten the tree into a "linked list":

MediumSometimes
linked-liststacktree

Interleaving String

Solve

Given strings s1, s2, and s3, find whether s3 is formed by an interleaving of s1 and s2.

MediumSometimes
stringdynamic-programming

Sort Colors

Solve

Given an array nums with n objects colored red, white, or blue, sort them in-place so that objects of the same color are adjacent, with the colors in the order...

MediumSometimes
arraytwo-pointerssorting

Pow(x, n)

Solve

Implement pow(x, n), which calculates x raised to the power n (i.e., xn).

MediumSometimes
mathrecursion

Palindrome Partitioning

Solve

Given a string s, partition s such that every substring of the partition is a palindrome. Return all possible palindrome partitioning of s.

MediumSometimes
stringdynamic-programmingbacktracking

Distinct Subsequences

Solve

Given two strings s and t, return the number of distinct subsequences of s which equals t.

HardSometimes
stringdynamic-programming

Minimum Depth of Binary Tree

Solve

Given a binary tree, find its minimum depth.

EasySometimes
treedepth-first-searchbreadth-first-search

Unique Paths

Solve

There is a robot on an m x n grid. The robot is initially located at the top-left corner (i.e., grid[0][0]). The robot tries to move to the bottom-right corner...

MediumSometimes
mathdynamic-programmingcombinatorics

Unique Binary Search Trees II

Solve

Given an integer n, return all the structurally unique BST's (binary search trees), which has exactly n nodes of unique values from 1 to n. Return the answer in...

MediumRare
dynamic-programmingbacktrackingtree

Unique Paths II

Solve

You are given an m x n integer array grid. There is a robot initially located at the top-left corner (i.e., grid[0][0]). The robot tries to move to the bottom-r...

MediumRare
arraydynamic-programmingmatrix

Spiral Matrix II

Solve

Given a positive integer n, generate an n x n matrix filled with elements from 1 to n2 in spiral order.

MediumRare
arraymatrixsimulation

Convert Sorted List to Binary Search Tree

Solve

Given the head of a singly linked list where elements are sorted in ascending order, convert it to a height-balanced binary search tree.

MediumRare
linked-listdivide-and-conquertree

Remove Nth Node From End of List

Solve

Given the head of a linked list, remove the nth node from the end of the list and return its head.

MediumRare
linked-listtwo-pointers

Maximal Rectangle

Solve

Given a rows x cols binary matrix filled with 0's and 1's, find the largest rectangle containing only 1's and return its area.

HardRare
arraydynamic-programmingstack

Multiply Strings

Solve

Given two non-negative integers num1 and num2 represented as strings, return the product of num1 and num2, also represented as a string.

MediumRare
mathstringsimulation

Wildcard Matching

Solve

Given an input string (s) and a pattern (p), implement wildcard pattern matching with support for '?' and '' where:

HardRare
stringdynamic-programminggreedy

Balanced Binary Tree

Solve

Given a binary tree, determine if it is height-balanced.

EasyRare
treedepth-first-searchbinary-tree

Integer to Roman

Solve

Seven different symbols represent Roman numerals with the following values:

MediumRare
hash-tablemathstring

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock III

Solve

You are given an array prices where prices[i] is the price of a given stock on the ith day.

HardRare
arraydynamic-programming

Reverse Linked List II

Solve

Given the head of a singly linked list and two integers left and right where left <= right, reverse the nodes of the list from position left to position right,...

MediumRare
linked-list

Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array II

Solve

Given an integer array nums sorted in non-decreasing order, remove some duplicates in-place such that each unique element appears at most twice. The relative or...

MediumRare
arraytwo-pointers

How often are these problems asked?

Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Uber interviews.

Very Likely

75-100%

Likely

50-74%

Sometimes

25-49%

Rare

0-24%

Preparing for your Uber coding interview

Uber interviews focus heavily on array, string, dynamic-programming 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. Uber 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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Frequently Asked Questions

What coding problems does Uber ask in interviews?add

Uber has been reported to ask 100 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, string, dynamic-programming. 24 are Easy difficulty, 57 are Medium, and 19 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.

How hard are Uber coding interviews?add

Based on 100 reported problems, Uber interviews are in line with industry averages - 19% Hard vs 18% overall. 57% of questions are Medium difficulty. Focus on the high-frequency Medium problems first, then work through the Hard ones.

How should I prepare for a Uber coding interview?add

Start with the highest-frequency problems listed on this page. Focus on the core topics: array, string, dynamic-programming. 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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