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An Elevator Problem With a Follow-up That Was Basically a Second Question

PinterestSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · May 2026

Two weeks ago I did the phone screen for Pinterest, and I still haven't heard anything, so let me post the question while I wait. The recruiter told me beforehand that this round would just be one coding question, and at the time I felt pretty relaxed — I figured forty-five minutes for one problem would be plenty either way. Turns out I was being naive. The question was this: given a set of eleva…

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