Solve linked list, string filtering, and puzzle
Company: TikTok
Role: Software Engineer
Category: Coding & Algorithms
Difficulty: medium
Interview Round: Technical Screen
Overview: This multi-part question evaluates proficiency with linked-list pointer manipulation and constant-space linear-time algorithms, pattern-driven string transformation with attention to iteration semantics and edge-case handling, and combinatorial reasoning about constrained resource partitioning.
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