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.

1. Recruiter call - nice 2. Easy technical screening - nice 3. Four-hour panel interview: HM Talk - questions were aggressive, got interrupted multiple times; Web API / DB technical question - not focusing on coding, but you must know all steps from DB creation to endpoint development; PM brainstorming - nice; System Design - focus on collaboration - nice; Result: rejected, refusing to give feedback.