The Runner-Up
An easy 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
- easy
- Seniority
- L5
Interview Prompt
A leaderboard already highlights the top score, and the product team wants to show the runner-up beside it. Given a list of scores, return the runner-up score.
Summary
Not the winner. The one just behind it.
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