Select the Nearest Eligible Elevator

Company: Pinterest

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: Select the nearest elevator eligible for a passenger based on current floor, movement state, and requested direction. Specify same-floor behavior, idle cars, deterministic tie breaking, empty input, and what extra trip information a time-ordered simulation would require.

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