Problem database last updated: June 20, 2025
8 problems · 2 Easy, 6 Medium, 0 Hard · Ranked #178 of 458
2 Easy
25% · avg 23%
6 Medium
75% · avg 59%
0 Hard
0% · avg 18%
Based on 8 reported problems, Microstrategy interviews are easier than average - only 0% Hard compared to 18% across all companies. The majority (75%) 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, Microstrategy puts unusual emphasis on stack (25% of problems, 2.9x the industry average), two-pointers (25% of problems, 1.8x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.
The most common topics are array (50%), string (37.5%), dynamic-programming (25%), two-pointers (25%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.
| Problem | Difficulty | Frequency | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airplane Seat Assignment Probability n passengers board an airplane with exactly n seats. The first passenger has lost the ticket and picks a seat randomly. But after that, the rest of the passenge... | Medium | Very Likely | mathdynamic-programmingbrainteaser | Solve |
Zigzag Conversion 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... | Medium | Very Likely | string | Solve |
Backspace String Compare Given two strings s and t, return true if they are equal when both are typed into empty text editors. '' means a backspace character. | Easy | Very Likely | two-pointersstringstack | Solve |
Minimum Number of Swaps to Make the String Balanced You are given a 0-indexed string s of even length n. The string consists of exactly n / 2 opening brackets '[' and n / 2 closing brackets ']'. | Medium | Likely | two-pointersstringstack | 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 |
Battleships in a Board Given an m x n matrix board where each cell is a battleship 'X' or empty '.', return the number of the battleships on board. | Medium | Likely | arraydepth-first-searchmatrix | Solve |
Permutations Given an array nums of distinct integers, return all the possible permutations. You can return the answer in any order. | Medium | Likely | arraybacktracking | 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 | Likely | arrayhash-tabledivide-and-conquer | Solve |
Airplane Seat Assignment Probability
Solven passengers board an airplane with exactly n seats. The first passenger has lost the ticket and picks a seat randomly. But after that, the rest of the passenge...
Zigzag Conversion
SolveThe 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...
Backspace String Compare
SolveGiven two strings s and t, return true if they are equal when both are typed into empty text editors. '' means a backspace character.
Minimum Number of Swaps to Make the String Balanced
SolveYou are given a 0-indexed string s of even length n. The string consists of exactly n / 2 opening brackets '[' and n / 2 closing brackets ']'.
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.
Battleships in a Board
SolveGiven an m x n matrix board where each cell is a battleship 'X' or empty '.', return the number of the battleships on board.
Permutations
SolveGiven an array nums of distinct integers, return all the possible permutations. 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.
Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Microstrategy interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Microstrategy 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. Microstrategy 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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Microstrategy has been reported to ask 8 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, string, dynamic-programming. 2 are Easy difficulty, 6 are Medium, and 0 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.
Based on 8 reported problems, Microstrategy interviews are easier than average - only 0% Hard compared to 18% across all companies. 75% 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, 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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