The Onion Layer

A hard 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
hard
Seniority
L5

Interview Prompt

A sensor panel reports its readings as a grid of rows; return every reading as one flat list in spiral order.

Summary

Peel from the outside in - one ring at a time.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write and run your Python against test cases
  4. Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision