Problem database last updated: June 20, 2025
7 problems · 4 Easy, 2 Medium, 1 Hard · Ranked #180 of 458
4 Easy
57% · avg 23%
2 Medium
29% · avg 59%
1 Hard
14% · avg 18%
Based on 7 reported problems, Akamai interviews are in line with industry averages - 14% Hard vs 18% overall.
Compared to the industry average, Akamai puts unusual emphasis on hash-table (42.9% of problems, 1.9x the industry average), array (85.7% of problems, 1.5x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.
The most common topics are array (85.7%), hash-table (42.9%), dynamic-programming (14.3%), binary-search (14.3%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.
| Problem | Difficulty | Frequency | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N-Repeated Element in Size 2N Array You are given an integer array nums with the following properties: | Easy | Very Likely | arrayhash-table | Solve |
Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock You are given an array prices where prices[i] is the price of a given stock on the ith day. | Easy | Likely | arraydynamic-programming | Solve |
Median of Two Sorted Arrays Given two sorted arrays nums1 and nums2 of size m and n respectively, return the median of the two sorted arrays. | Hard | Likely | arraybinary-searchdivide-and-conquer | Solve |
Two Sum Given an array of integers nums and an integer target, return the indices of the two numbers that add up to target. | Easy | Likely | arrayhash-map | Solve |
Construct Binary Search Tree from Preorder Traversal Given an array of integers preorder, which represents the preorder traversal of a BST (i.e., binary search tree), construct the tree and return its root. | Medium | Likely | arraystacktree | Solve |
Longest Palindrome Given a string s which consists of lowercase or uppercase letters, return the length of the longest palindrome that can be built with those letters. | Easy | Likely | hash-tablestringgreedy | Solve |
Pairs of Songs With Total Durations Divisible by 60 You are given a list of songs where the ith song has a duration of time[i] seconds. | Medium | Likely | arrayhash-tablecounting | Solve |
N-Repeated Element in Size 2N Array
SolveYou are given an integer array nums with the following properties:
Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock
SolveYou are given an array prices where prices[i] is the price of a given stock on the ith day.
Median of Two Sorted Arrays
SolveGiven two sorted arrays nums1 and nums2 of size m and n respectively, return the median of the two sorted arrays.
Two Sum
SolveGiven an array of integers nums and an integer target, return the indices of the two numbers that add up to target.
Construct Binary Search Tree from Preorder Traversal
SolveGiven an array of integers preorder, which represents the preorder traversal of a BST (i.e., binary search tree), construct the tree and return its root.
Longest Palindrome
SolveGiven a string s which consists of lowercase or uppercase letters, return the length of the longest palindrome that can be built with those letters.
Pairs of Songs With Total Durations Divisible by 60
SolveYou are given a list of songs where the ith song has a duration of time[i] seconds.
Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Akamai interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Akamai interviews focus heavily on array, hash-table, 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. Akamai 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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Akamai has been reported to ask 7 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, hash-table, dynamic-programming. 4 are Easy difficulty, 2 are Medium, and 1 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.
Based on 7 reported problems, Akamai interviews are in line with industry averages - 14% Hard vs 18% overall. 29% 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, 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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