I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Kipsu (Minneapolis, MN) in Feb 2021
Interview
The interview process was good.
I got approached on LinkedIn by a recruiter who was nice and asked me for feedback on their process as well!
After chatting with him on the phone, and making sure we are on the same page with what both the company and I wanted, I was interviewd by 2 of Kipsu employees who only checked for my "culture fit" and asked me typical questions about how I manage challenges, conflicts, etc.
After that, I was sent a project to complete within a week. The project was mainly about designing a solution and didn't have coding in it.
They give us a week to finish that project but say that it should take about 4 hours only. However, like many other reviewers, the project does take more than that - about 8 hours.
After I sent out the project I was called for another interview with the CTO and a Project Manager.
They gave me feedback on my project and asked me questions on how I came across the solution.
They only asked me what was their in my resume - how much experience I had with the technologies.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kipsu (Minneapolis, MN) in Dec 2025
Interview
You have to do four interviews before you get an offer: phone screening, "core values" interview, "job-specific" interview, and then CEO interview. They schedule an interview once every 1-2 weeks, which means you're going to have to wait a very long time to get something back.
Got rejected after two interviews. The actual interview experience was pretty pleasant, and everyone there seemed nice and sociable. They'll ask you a lot of STAR questions so be prepared for that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever dealt with a difficult customer? What did you do?
Started off with a phone screen with a lovely HR person. Next step was a short call with a developer. Both were great, but I was a bit bummed I didn't get a chance to problem solve.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you successfully dealt with ambiguity.