Medium Software Engineer interview questions

I was excited about Medium as a daily user and decided to apply for the job. I was contacted by their recruiter and started the process. They asked me to do the first technical screen on-site, since I was near by. I decided it would be great to check it out. First technical screen went well, I met some amazing people and went great. Then came on the on site interview. I was reading their engineering blogs about their interview processes, and it sounded great. It didn't sound like traditional interviews, and I felt genuinely drawn in to the company and the culture. I was excited to learn more about the company and felt pretty good. But... It turns out I was misguided. They asked me 2 technical questions (tic-tac-toe, hangman), and 1 system and design question (design an elevator?), which didn't align with what they had on their engineering blogs. Regardless, I tried my best, and 1 week later, I was rejected. I never even got a chance to meet the recruiter, not before the interview, not during the interview, certainly not a call after the interview. The rejection was so generic, I felt pretty bad. I've done many interviews, and every single company gave me feedback on how I can improve for next time. At Medium? Nothing, just "found someone better" Overall, I'm disappointed at the process. It felt like it was all talk, no action.

I was contacted by an internal Medium recruiter. She was very nice and we had a good chat. Then, I was scheduled to have a technical phone screen. During the phone screen, the engineer asked about my experience and why I was interested in Medium. Then came the technical question, which I did and finished, but apparently was not good enough.