The Shortlist
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 scoring pipeline emits records as it runs, each a dict carrying a `category` label and a numeric `value`, and downstream only wants a per-category shortlist. For every category that appears, return its `n` highest-`value` records keyed by that category.
Summary
In every field, only a few rise to the top. Keep them.
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