# Cyclic Sort interview question Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/questions/7334/explain-cyclic-sort-algorithm Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:56:00.983Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:56:00.983+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T17:59:19.819+00:00 --- # Cyclic Sort We list and organize software-engineering interview questions, experiences, and preparation resources at Aced (formerly Exponent). This entry concerns the **Cyclic Sort** question, categorized under **Data Structures & Algorithms** and **Coding**, and associated with the **Software Engineer** role and **Meta**. ## Question details - **Interview experiences:** 1 shared - **Reported last asked:** 2 years ago - **Detailed company statistics:** available through [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions) ## Interview experience A shared experience is attributed to **Meta**, from **2 years ago**, for a **Software Engineer · Mid Level / L4** interview: > “I did well on well on very coding question except 1, it was a cyclic sort problem and I actually didn't know cyclic sort at all. After doing the final round, they gave me another chance to another coding round, I again failed at the first question but not the second. 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