Mastering Recursion: My Challenging Software Engineer Interview at Merge

merge | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

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Interview Process

The interview consisted of a technical round focused on problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. The candidate was asked to solve a problem involving JSON data structures, which required a recursive approach to traverse nested objects and arrays.

Technical Questions

  • Given a JSON response from an API, print the JSON object with types instead of values.
    • Topic: Recursion

Tips & Insights

  • Pay attention to the format of the output, as it is crucial for the solution.
  • Practice recursive problems to become more comfortable with the concept.