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CodingUberLast reported April 2026Low Frequency

Problem Overview

Uber coding question, reconstructed from 1 candidate report (April 2026). The write-up includes a Python solution that passes 8 test cases.

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Approach and trade-offs — what passing candidates did, and the mistakes that sink people

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Every question is reconstructed from multiple independent candidate reports. Follow-ups candidates reported, not invented ones.

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The follow-ups candidates reported, with the trigger that prompts each one — plus the mistakes that sink people.