Mercor Software Engineer interview with an Apple Silicon compatibility check

Mercor·Software Engineer·Reported Mar 2026
Medium

The interview was conducted by an AI agent, and I could complete it by phone or computer. The process itself was fairly straightforward, with the AI asking questions based on my submissions.

The problem came with the compatibility check in the middle of the process. They specifically checked whether I was using Apple Silicon Macs. That felt like a major miss to me because the tools I needed weren’t well supported on that platform. It left a bad taste because the evaluation felt tied to my environment instead of pure technical fit.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: Positive. Offer status: No offer.

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Company
Mercor
Role
Software Engineer
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Mar 2026

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