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System DesignStart here. 3 questions · ~24 min
Monolith vs MicroservicesMedium
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Assesses architectural tradeoffs and decision-making for service decomposition.
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MercorParallel Orchestrator With DependenciesHard
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Tests your ability to design a concurrent job scheduler with dependency handling.
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MercorMulti-Step Job System DesignHard
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Evaluates system design skills for building reliable multi-step job processing.
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Kilobyte SizeEasy
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Tests basic understanding of data units and memory sizing.
MercorChoosing Your Strongest Technical StackEasy
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Tests technical fluency, communication, and leadership by asking how language depth translated into team impact and better engineering decisions.
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MercorExplaining Technical ChallengesMedium
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Evaluates how you communicate technical complexity and problem-solving in real work.
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