Walk a hierarchy recursively in SQL

SQL interview exercise on Subqueries & CTEs, difficulty 3 of 3. Solve it in the editor beside a worked example; the tests run the moment you do.

Return every employee with their level in the reporting chain: the CEO is 0, their direct reports 1, and so on, however deep it goes. Columns: name, level. Sorted by level, then name.

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