Workflow

How it works

Pudding faciliates a streamlined exchange between candidates and hirers, with fair terms, reliable infrastructure and automated transactions.

  • 1

    Define

    Hirer Defines Assignment

    The hiring team writes realistic job-relevant guidelines, sets the scope and the honorarium, and reuses it across the whole shortlist.

  • 2

    Invite

    Hirer Invites Candidate

    The hiring team sends invitations via ATS or email, directly or via Pudding's sender.

  • 3

    Sign in

    Candidate Signs-in to Pudding

    The candidate signs in to Pudding and lands at a hirer-branded page for the invited assignment.

  • 4

    Decide

    Candidate Decides

    The assignment, the scope of work, and the honorarium are all on the table up front, so the candidate accepts or declines in one click. Accepting leads straight into a short Stripe onboarding that sets up payouts and handles the tax paperwork.

  • 5

    Work

    Candidate Works Async

    The candidate sets their own deadline and does the work on their own schedule, in their own environment, using their own tools and methods. No surveillance.

  • 6

    Demo

    Candidate Screenshares with AI Agent

    The candidate walks a context-aware AI interviewer through what they built in a recorded retrospective screenshare, capturing the thinking behind the work.

  • 7

    Get paid

    Candidate Gets Paid

    The honorarium is released automatically through Stripe once the work sample is submitted. Paid for their time, whatever the hiring outcome.

  • 8

    Review

    Hirer Reviews Work Async

    The hiring team reviews the finished work alongside the recorded walkthrough on their own time, and compares candidates on real output instead of interview polish.