Mercor Software Engineer interview canceled before three algorithm prompts could be answered

Mercor·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Medium

The process was chaotic from the start. My first interview was canceled, and when I finally got a second one, it ended extremely quickly, in around five minutes.

Before it started, I was given a Google document with three data-structures and algorithms prompts, including BFS and two pointers. I tried to take a couple of minutes to get oriented, but the interviewer canceled before I could write anything. I never felt that I had a fair chance to show more than that I had read the prompts.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: negative. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Mercor
Role
Software Engineer
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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