Mercor·Software Engineer

Mercor Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

San Francisco, CAPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

One interview felt unusually fast and almost dismissive.

I spoke with an engineer who asked quick, random questions like the slowest sorting algorithm and its time complexity, and then I had to do a quick code review of two functions. The whole decision-making process felt like it happened within about five minutes, and the engineer seemed eager to wrap up after roughly ten.

Another round I had was also very straightforward: it was mostly online MCQ questions testing software engineering fundamentals. It was timed, and the focus was basic programming knowledge and core concepts rather than deep system design or advanced algorithms. Between the

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