Online Assessment

Mercor Software Engineer interview with a three-section HackerRank assessment

MercorSoftware Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026

After I applied, the first step was an online HackerRank-style assessment with three sections. It covered data and algorithms, data pipelines, and SQL-style questions, so I had to move between very different problem types one after another. A short time later, I had a 30-minute conversation with the hiring manager. That discussion felt mostly behavioral, with some technical back-and-forth mixed i…

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