Smartnews Coding Interview Questions
We track 2 coding questions asked at Smartnews, tagged with the algorithms and concepts they test. The most common: Hash Table, Design, Doubly-Linked List, Greedy, Linked List.
Browse all 2 Smartnews questions →Concept mix
Each question's weight is split evenly across its concepts, so the shares sum to 100%.
- Hash Table25.0%
- Design12.5%
- Doubly-Linked List12.5%
- Greedy12.5%
- Linked List12.5%
- Sorting12.5%
- String12.5%
How many questions involve each concept
Share of all 2 tracked Smartnews questions that touch each concept. Questions usually involve several, so these overlap.
- Hash Table100.0%
- Design50.0%
- Doubly-Linked List50.0%
- Greedy50.0%
- Linked List50.0%
- Sorting50.0%
- String50.0%
Where Smartnews differs from the average company
Concept weight at Smartnews relative to the average across all companies we track. Green means Smartnews leans on it harder than most.
- Hash Table3.7×
Smartnews specialties
Concepts that show up at Smartnews but are rarely asked elsewhere. They are easy to get blindsided by.
Difficulty mix
Level split of the 2 tracked Smartnews questions.
- Mid/Senior100% (2)
Every concept in Smartnews interviews
| Concept | Questions | % of questions | Share of mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hash Table | 2 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Design | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Doubly-Linked List | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Greedy | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Linked List | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Sorting | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| String | 1 | 50.0% | 12.5% |
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