The Chain Transform
A medium Python mock interview question on DataDriven, with an AI interviewer who asks follow-up questions and a hire or no-hire decision at the end.
- Domain
- Python
- Difficulty
- medium
- Seniority
- L5
Interview Prompt
A word-puzzle game scores how quickly one word can morph into another, where each move changes exactly one letter and must land on a word from the game's dictionary. Given a start word, an end word, and that dictionary, find the length of the shortest chain between them.
Summary
One small step at a time can cover a great distance.
How This Interview Works
- Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
- Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
- Write and run your Python against test cases
- Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision