This question evaluates a candidate's ability to design an abstract syntax tree representation and implement generic type inference for a small language, exercising skills in type systems, structural recursion, and detecting conflicting bindings.
Company: OpenAI
Role: Software Engineer
Category: Coding & Algorithms
Difficulty: hard
Interview Round: Technical Screen
Overview: This question evaluates a candidate's ability to design an abstract syntax tree representation and implement generic type inference for a small language, exercising skills in type systems, structural recursion, and detecting conflicting bindings.
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