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Roblox Coding Interview Questions

48 problems · 8 Easy, 28 Medium, 12 Hard · Ranked #43 of 458

Difficulty breakdown

8 Easy

17% · avg 23%

28 Medium

58% · avg 59%

12 Hard

25% · avg 18%

Top topics

array
68.8%
string
33.3%
hash-table
31.3%
matrix
18.8%2.1x
math
14.6%
sorting
12.5%

Interview profile

Based on 48 reported problems, Roblox interviews are slightly harder than average - 25% Hard vs 18% across all companies. The majority (58%) 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, Roblox puts unusual emphasis on data-stream (4.2% of problems, 6.3x the industry average), ordered-set (4.2% of problems, 4.1x the industry average), counting (10.4% of problems, 3.1x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.

The most common topics are array (68.8%), string (33.3%), hash-table (31.3%), matrix (18.8%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.

All 48 problems

Reorganize String

Solve

Given a string s, rearrange the characters of s so that any two adjacent characters are not the same.

MediumVery Likely
hash-tablestringgreedy

Design Browser History

Solve

You have a browser of one tab where you start on the homepage and you can visit another url, get back in the history number of steps or move forward in the hist...

MediumVery Likely
arraylinked-liststack

Task Scheduler

Solve

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....

MediumVery Likely
arrayhash-tablegreedy

Maximize Distance to Closest Person

Solve

You are given an array representing a row of seats where seats[i] = 1 represents a person sitting in the ith seat, and seats[i] = 0 represents that the ith seat...

MediumVery Likely
array

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...

MediumVery Likely
arraysorting

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

Magnetic Force Between Two Balls

Solve

In the universe Earth C-137, Rick discovered a special form of magnetic force between two balls if they are put in his new invented basket. Rick has n empty bas...

MediumLikely
arraybinary-searchsorting

Maximum Number of Occurrences of a Substring

Solve

Given a string s, return the maximum number of occurrences of any substring under the following rules:

MediumLikely
hash-tablestringsliding-window

Convert Binary Number in a Linked List to Integer

Solve

Given head which is a reference node to a singly-linked list. The value of each node in the linked list is either 0 or 1. The linked list holds the binary repre...

EasyLikely
linked-listmath

Students and Examinations

Solve

Table: Students

EasyLikely
database

Subdomain Visit Count

Solve

A website domain "discuss.leetcode.com" consists of various subdomains. At the top level, we have "com", at the next level, we have "leetcode.com" and at the lo...

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablestring

Group the People Given the Group Size They Belong To

Solve

There are n people that are split into some unknown number of groups. Each person is labeled with a unique ID from 0 to n - 1.

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablegreedy

Count Number of Nice Subarrays

Solve

Given an array of integers nums and an integer k. A continuous subarray is called nice if there are k odd numbers on it.

MediumLikely
arrayhash-tablemath

Integer to English Words

Solve

Convert a non-negative integer num to its English words representation.

HardLikely
mathstringrecursion

Valid Parentheses

Solve

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

EasyLikely
stringstack

Implement Trie (Prefix Tree)

Solve

A trie (pronounced as "try") or prefix tree is a tree data structure used to efficiently store and retrieve keys in a dataset of strings. There are various appl...

MediumLikely
hash-tablestringdesign

Rotate Image

Solve

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

MediumLikely
arraymathmatrix

Number of Flowers in Full Bloom

Solve

You are given a 0-indexed 2D integer array flowers, where flowers[i] = [starti, endi] means the ith flower will be in full bloom from starti to endi (inclusive)...

HardLikely
arrayhash-tablebinary-search

Rotating the Box

Solve

You are given an m x n matrix of characters boxGrid representing a side-view of a box. Each cell of the box is one of the following:

MediumLikely
arraytwo-pointersmatrix

Spiral Matrix

Solve

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

MediumLikely
arraymatrixsimulation

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

Block Placement Queries

Solve

There exists an infinite number line, with its origin at 0 and extending towards the positive x-axis.

HardLikely
arraybinary-searchbinary-indexed-tree

Split Message Based on Limit

Solve

You are given a string, message, and a positive integer, limit.

HardLikely
stringenumeration

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...

HardSometimes
arraystackmonotonic-stack

Longest Common Prefix

Solve

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

EasySometimes
arraystringtrie

First Missing Positive

Solve

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

HardSometimes
arrayhash-table

Number of Adjacent Elements With the Same Color

Solve

You are given an integer n representing an array colors of length n where all elements are set to 0's meaning uncolored. You are also given a 2D integer array q...

MediumSometimes
array

Find the Length of the Longest Common Prefix

Solve

You are given two arrays with positive integers arr1 and arr2.

MediumSometimes
arrayhash-tablestring

Subarrays with K Different Integers

Solve

Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the number of good subarrays of nums.

HardSometimes
arrayhash-tablesliding-window

Minimum Falling Path Sum II

Solve

Given an n x n integer matrix grid, return the minimum sum of a falling path with non-zero shifts.

HardSometimes
arraydynamic-programmingmatrix

Course Schedule

Solve

There are a total of numCourses courses you have to take, labeled from 0 to numCourses - 1. You are given an array prerequisites where prerequisites[i] = [ai, b...

MediumSometimes
depth-first-searchbreadth-first-searchgraph

Rotting Oranges

Solve

You are given an m x n grid where each cell can have one of three values:

MediumSometimes
arraybreadth-first-searchmatrix

Word Search II

Solve

Given an m x n board of characters and a list of strings words, return all words on the board.

HardSometimes
arraystringbacktracking

Number of Recent Calls

Solve

You have a RecentCounter class which counts the number of recent requests within a certain time frame.

EasySometimes
designqueuedata-stream

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.

MediumSometimes
arraymatrixsimulation

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

Basic Calculator IV

Solve

Given an expression such as expression = "e + 8 - a + 5" and an evaluation map such as {"e": 1} (given in terms of evalvars = ["e"] and evalints = [1]), return...

HardSometimes
hash-tablemathstring

Remove Colored Pieces if Both Neighbors are the Same Color

Solve

There are n pieces arranged in a line, and each piece is colored either by 'A' or by 'B'. You are given a string colors of length n where colors[i] is the color...

MediumSometimes
mathstringgreedy

Diagonal Traverse

Solve

Given an m x n matrix mat, return an array of all the elements of the array in a diagonal order.

MediumSometimes
arraymatrixsimulation

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

Image Smoother

Solve

An image smoother is a filter of the size 3 x 3 that can be applied to each cell of an image by rounding down the average of the cell and the eight surrounding...

EasySometimes
arraymatrix

Accounts Merge

Solve

Given a list of accounts where each element accounts[i] is a list of strings, where the first element accounts[i][0] is a name, and the rest of the elements are...

MediumSometimes
arrayhash-tablestring

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.

EasySometimes
arraydynamic-programming

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Solve

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

MediumSometimes
hash-tablestringsliding-window

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.

EasySometimes
arrayhash-map

Minimum Absolute Difference Between Elements With Constraint

Solve

You are given a 0-indexed integer array nums and an integer x.

MediumSometimes
arraybinary-searchordered-set

Longest Consecutive Sequence

Solve

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

MediumSometimes
arrayhash-tableunion-find

Minimum Number of Frogs Croaking

Solve

You are given the string croakOfFrogs, which represents a combination of the string "croak" from different frogs, that is, multiple frogs can croak at the same...

MediumSometimes
stringcounting

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 Roblox interviews.

Very Likely

75-100%

Likely

50-74%

Sometimes

25-49%

Rare

0-24%

Preparing for your Roblox coding interview

Roblox 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. Roblox 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 Roblox ask in interviews?add

Roblox has been reported to ask 48 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are array, string, hash-table. 8 are Easy difficulty, 28 are Medium, and 12 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.

How hard are Roblox coding interviews?add

Based on 48 reported problems, Roblox interviews are slightly harder than average - 25% Hard vs 18% across all companies. 58% 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 Roblox coding interview?add

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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