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 Zeta interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Problem database last updated: June 20, 2025
20 problems · 0 Easy, 11 Medium, 9 Hard · Ranked #92 of 458
0 Easy
0% · avg 23%
11 Medium
55% · avg 59%
9 Hard
45% · avg 18%
Based on 20 reported problems, Zeta interviews are significantly harder than average - 45% Hard vs 18% across all companies. The majority (55%) 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, Zeta puts unusual emphasis on randomized (10% of problems, 10.8x the industry average), monotonic-stack (10% of problems, 3.5x the industry average), union-find (10% of problems, 3.4x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.
The most common topics are array (65%), string (35%), hash-table (35%), dynamic-programming (30%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.
| Problem | Difficulty | Frequency | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apply Operations to Make Two Strings Equal You are given two 0-indexed binary strings s1 and s2, both of length n, and a positive integer x. | Medium | Very Likely | stringdynamic-programming | Solve |
Evaluate Division You are given an array of variable pairs equations and an array of real numbers values, where equations[i] = [Ai, Bi] and values[i] represent the equation Ai /... | Medium | Likely | arraystringdepth-first-search | Solve |
Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) Implement the RandomizedSet class: | Medium | Likely | arrayhash-tablemath | Solve |
Task Scheduler You are given an array of CPU tasks, each labeled with a letter from A to Z, and a number n. Each CPU interval can be idle or allow the completion of one task.... | Medium | Likely | arrayhash-tablegreedy | Solve |
IPO Suppose LeetCode will start its IPO soon. In order to sell a good price of its shares to Venture Capital, LeetCode would like to work on some projects to increa... | Hard | Likely | arraygreedysorting | Solve |
Next Greater Element II Given a circular integer array nums (i.e., the next element of nums[nums.length - 1] is nums[0]), return the next greater number for every element in nums. | Medium | Likely | arraystackmonotonic-stack | Solve |
Split Array Largest Sum Given an integer array nums and an integer k, split nums into k non-empty subarrays such that the largest sum of any subarray is minimized. | Hard | Likely | arraybinary-searchdynamic-programming | Solve |
Maximum Profit in Job Scheduling We have n jobs, where every job is scheduled to be done from startTime[i] to endTime[i], obtaining a profit of profit[i]. | Hard | Likely | arraybinary-searchdynamic-programming | Solve |
Number of Islands Given an m x n 2D binary grid grid which represents a map of '1's (land) and '0's (water), return the number of islands. | Medium | Likely | arraydepth-first-searchbreadth-first-search | Solve |
Interleaving String Given strings s1, s2, and s3, find whether s3 is formed by an interleaving of s1 and s2. | Medium | Likely | stringdynamic-programming | Solve |
Minimum Operations to Write the Letter Y on a Grid You are given a 0-indexed n x n grid where n is odd, and grid[r][c] is 0, 1, or 2. | Medium | Likely | arrayhash-tablematrix | Solve |
Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters Given a string s, find the length of the longest substring without duplicate characters. | Medium | Likely | hash-tablestringsliding-window | Solve |
Find a Peak Element II A peak element in a 2D grid is an element that is strictly greater than all of its adjacent neighbors to the left, right, top, and bottom. | Medium | Likely | arraybinary-searchmatrix | Solve |
Trapping Rain Water 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. | Hard | Likely | arraytwo-pointersdynamic-programming | Solve |
Minimum Window Substring 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... | Hard | Likely | hash-tablestringsliding-window | Solve |
Reverse Nodes in k-Group Given the head of a linked list, reverse the nodes of the list k at a time, and return the modified list. | Hard | Likely | linked-listrecursion | Solve |
Longest Valid Parentheses Given a string containing just the characters '(' and ')', return the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring. | Hard | Likely | stringdynamic-programmingstack | Solve |
Substring with Concatenation of All Words You are given a string s and an array of strings words. All the strings of words are of the same length. | Hard | Likely | hash-tablestringsliding-window | Solve |
Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) - Duplicates allowed RandomizedCollection is a data structure that contains a collection of numbers, possibly duplicates (i.e., a multiset). It should support inserting and removing... | Hard | Likely | arrayhash-tablemath | Solve |
Capacity To Ship Packages Within D Days A conveyor belt has packages that must be shipped from one port to another within days days. | Medium | Likely | arraybinary-search | Solve |
Apply Operations to Make Two Strings Equal
SolveYou are given two 0-indexed binary strings s1 and s2, both of length n, and a positive integer x.
Evaluate Division
SolveYou are given an array of variable pairs equations and an array of real numbers values, where equations[i] = [Ai, Bi] and values[i] represent the equation Ai /...
Task Scheduler
SolveYou are given an array of CPU tasks, each labeled with a letter from A to Z, and a number n. Each CPU interval can be idle or allow the completion of one task....
IPO
SolveSuppose LeetCode will start its IPO soon. In order to sell a good price of its shares to Venture Capital, LeetCode would like to work on some projects to increa...
Next Greater Element II
SolveGiven a circular integer array nums (i.e., the next element of nums[nums.length - 1] is nums[0]), return the next greater number for every element in nums.
Split Array Largest Sum
SolveGiven an integer array nums and an integer k, split nums into k non-empty subarrays such that the largest sum of any subarray is minimized.
Maximum Profit in Job Scheduling
SolveWe have n jobs, where every job is scheduled to be done from startTime[i] to endTime[i], obtaining a profit of profit[i].
Number of Islands
SolveGiven an m x n 2D binary grid grid which represents a map of '1's (land) and '0's (water), return the number of islands.
Interleaving String
SolveGiven strings s1, s2, and s3, find whether s3 is formed by an interleaving of s1 and s2.
Minimum Operations to Write the Letter Y on a Grid
SolveYou are given a 0-indexed n x n grid where n is odd, and grid[r][c] is 0, 1, or 2.
Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
SolveGiven a string s, find the length of the longest substring without duplicate characters.
Find a Peak Element II
SolveA peak element in a 2D grid is an element that is strictly greater than all of its adjacent neighbors to the left, right, top, and bottom.
Trapping Rain Water
SolveGiven 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.
Minimum Window Substring
SolveGiven 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...
Reverse Nodes in k-Group
SolveGiven the head of a linked list, reverse the nodes of the list k at a time, and return the modified list.
Longest Valid Parentheses
SolveGiven a string containing just the characters '(' and ')', return the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring.
Substring with Concatenation of All Words
SolveYou are given a string s and an array of strings words. All the strings of words are of the same length.
Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) - Duplicates allowed
SolveRandomizedCollection is a data structure that contains a collection of numbers, possibly duplicates (i.e., a multiset). It should support inserting and removing...
Capacity To Ship Packages Within D Days
SolveA conveyor belt has packages that must be shipped from one port to another within days days.
Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Zeta interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Zeta interviews focus heavily on array, string, hash-table 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. Zeta 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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Zeta has been reported to ask 20 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, string, hash-table. 0 are Easy difficulty, 11 are Medium, and 9 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.
Based on 20 reported problems, Zeta interviews are significantly harder than average - 45% Hard vs 18% across all companies. 55% 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, string, hash-table. 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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