Middesk interview questions

Process: Hiring manager, take home assessment, panel interviews, leadership interview with CTO. Did not speak to a recruiter at all except to schedule interviews. After conducting all interviews I got a canned message from the recruiter stating no offer will be extended. When asked for feedback I was ghosted. Giving feedback to people who complete all interviews AND a take home assessment is common decency.

Interview Process: Round 1: Recruiter screen Round 2: Technical pair programming on CoderPad Technical Round Details: The coding assessment was straightforward and backend-focused, involving business verification logic with REST API/TypeORM results. The problem was practical and relevant to Middesk's work—primarily JSON parsing without algorithmic complexity. Feedback: I completed approximately 90% of the assessment but was rejected for "insufficient technical performance." When I asked the interviewer about completion expectations and performance criteria, she spent the remaining time discussing her personal experiences at the company rather than evaluating my problem-solving approach. Concerns: Having a junior engineer (10 months experience) conduct technical interviews for mid/senior positions raises questions about assessment consistency. The interview seemed to miss its stated purpose of evaluating thinking process and problem-solving skills. The mismatch between the straightforward nature of the problem and the rejection reasoning was puzzling.