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← Mercado Libre

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at Mercado Libre

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

A junior fullstack loop. Fast-paced; expect follow-ups that push on depth.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Two timed medium array/string problems in 70 minutes.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #arrays#strings
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Find minimum in rotated sorted array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Best time to buy and sell stock.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #array#greedy
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Maximum subarray (Kadane).
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Implement a job queue with retries and backoff.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #queue#reliability
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  • Build a kanban board with drag and drop.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#dnd
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • What are Web Workers and when would you use one?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #browser#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Caching strategies: cache-aside, write-through, TTLs.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #cache
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  • What is backpressure and how do you handle it?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #streaming#reliability
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Why this company, and why this role?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #motivation

Practice each round across every company

  • Online Assessment
  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Behavioral / HR

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.