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The questions candidates report from Autodesk interviews, sorted by how often they come up, with difficulty and topics, plus original practice written in Autodesk's interview style.

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ZorixOS tracks 32 community-reported Autodesk interview questions, drawn from an open-source dataset of real interview reports and sorted by how frequently each one comes up. Every question links to its source. Alongside them are 76 original ZorixOS practice questions written in Autodesk's known interview style (not claimed as asked at Autodesk), so you can rehearse the real format. Practice any of them out loud in a free AI mock interview tuned to Autodesk.

Updated July 2026

Autodesk interview questions candidates report

Community-reported from real Autodesk interviews (open-source dataset), most-asked first. Showing 32. Each links to its source.

  1. Number of Islands
    ArrayDepth-First SearchBreadth-First SearchUnion-Find
    Medium100% asked
  2. Number of Subarrays That Match a Pattern I
    ArrayRolling HashString MatchingHash Function
    Medium100% asked
  3. Search in Rotated Sorted Array
    ArrayBinary Search
    Medium100% asked
  4. Text Justification
    ArrayStringSimulation
    Hard100% asked
  5. Valid Parentheses
    StringStack
    Easy100% asked
  6. Distribute Elements Into Two Arrays I
    ArraySimulation
    Easy98% asked
  7. Count Prefix and Suffix Pairs I
    ArrayStringTrieRolling Hash
    Easy96% asked
  8. Count Prefix and Suffix Pairs II
    ArrayStringTrieRolling Hash
    Hard96% asked
  9. Distribute Elements Into Two Arrays II
    ArrayBinary Indexed TreeSegment TreeSimulation
    Hard96% asked
  10. Number of Changing Keys
    String
    Easy96% asked
  11. Number of Subarrays That Match a Pattern II
    ArrayRolling HashString MatchingHash Function
    Hard96% asked
  12. LRU Cache
    Hash TableLinked ListDesignDoubly-Linked List
    Medium94% asked
  13. 3Sum
    ArrayTwo PointersSorting
    Medium85% asked
  14. Median of Two Sorted Arrays
    ArrayBinary SearchDivide and Conquer
    Hard85% asked
  15. Elimination Game
    MathRecursion
    Medium73% asked
  16. Group Anagrams
    ArrayHash TableStringSorting
    Medium73% asked
  17. Koko Eating Bananas
    ArrayBinary Search
    Medium73% asked
  18. Kth Largest Element in an Array
    ArrayDivide and ConquerSortingHeap (Priority Queue)
    Medium73% asked
  19. Linked List Cycle
    Hash TableLinked ListTwo Pointers
    Easy73% asked
  20. Linked List Cycle II
    Hash TableLinked ListTwo Pointers
    Medium73% asked
  21. Longest Palindromic Substring
    Two PointersStringDynamic Programming
    Medium73% asked
  22. Majority Element
    ArrayHash TableDivide and ConquerSorting
    Easy73% asked
  23. Maximum Subarray
    ArrayDivide and ConquerDynamic Programming
    Medium73% asked
  24. Product of Array Except Self
    ArrayPrefix Sum
    Medium73% asked
  25. Reverse Nodes in k-Group
    Linked ListRecursion
    Hard73% asked
  26. Set Matrix Zeroes
    ArrayHash TableMatrix
    Medium73% asked
  27. Sliding Window Maximum
    ArrayQueueSliding WindowHeap (Priority Queue)
    Hard73% asked
  28. Sort Colors
    ArrayTwo PointersSorting
    Medium73% asked
  29. Spiral Matrix
    ArrayMatrixSimulation
    Medium73% asked
  30. Two Sum
    ArrayHash Table
    Easy73% asked
  31. Merge Intervals
    ArraySorting
    Medium56% asked
  32. Word Break
    ArrayHash TableStringDynamic Programming
    Medium56% asked

Practice questions in Autodesk's style

Original ZorixOS questions written the way Autodesk interviews, so you rehearse the real format. Not claimed as asked at Autodesk.

  1. Imagine a user is reporting that their large assembly file in AutoCAD is taking an unusually long time to load. Describe your process for diagnosing and resolving this performance issue, considering potential causes within the software and the user's environment.

    Software EngineerDebuggingTests: Evaluates problem solving and debugging skills in a specific product context.

  2. Autodesk offers a platform with many interconnected products (e.g., Fusion 360, Revit, AutoCAD). Design a system that allows seamless data sharing and interoperability between these products, considering version control, conflict resolution, and security for millions of concurrent users.

    Software EngineerSystem DesignTests: Assesses system design capabilities, scalability, and understanding of distributed systems.

  3. You've identified a potential memory leak in a critical Autodesk service. How would you approach writing a unit test to reproduce this leak and ensure it's fixed in future releases? What tools or techniques would you use?

    Software EngineerTesting & DebuggingTests: Tests knowledge of testing methodologies and debugging tools for reliability.

  4. Consider the challenge of rendering complex 3D models in a web browser for products like Fusion 360. Discuss the trade-offs between client-side rendering and server-side rendering, and propose an architecture that balances performance, quality, and accessibility.

    Software EngineerSystem DesignTests: Evaluates architectural decisions and understanding of web technologies for 3D rendering.

  5. A user is experiencing crashes when using a specific feature in Maya. Walk me through how you would debug this issue, starting from the user's report to identifying the root cause. What information would you gather, and what tools would you use?

    Software EngineerDebuggingTests: Probes practical debugging skills and systematic troubleshooting.

  6. Write a SQL query to find the top 5 most active users (defined by project creation count) in Autodesk Construction Cloud in the last quarter, joining user information with project data.

    Data ScientistSQLTests: Tests SQL proficiency and ability to query specific business data.

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