Mercor Software Engineer interview: five-minute interview with BFS and two-pointer questions

MercorSoftware Engineer · Jul 2026

Scheduling went badly from the start. The first interview was canceled after I had already been set up for it, and the second lasted only about five minutes. During that short session, I received a Google Doc with three data structure and algorithm questions, including BFS and a two pointer approach. I needed a couple of minutes to get oriented, but the interviewer canceled before I could write a…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.