Vic.ai Interview Questions
& Process

Got the lead/job referral from LinkedIn. Tech Recruiter responded fast and interview was set up in days. Then, quickly moved to a second interview with the Head of People, who was pretty new to the company. The process was well-organized and professional overall. It felt like good timing to join because the company was growing fast, had just gotten more investment, and needed someone to really improve their post-sale customer experience. It took about three weeks to hear back after the Head of People interview and find out they had gone with other candidates. Still, it was a positive experience.

This was the second worst interview experience I've had. The whole thing took 2 months and involved 5 Zoom interviews, spaced about a week apart. Then, there was a 'final' interview with the engineering lead, who I'd already met three times, scheduled for a month later. Just days after confirming this final chat, all engineering jobs vanished from their site. It seems they halted hiring due to recession fears but didn't bother to cancel the interviews scheduled a month out, which felt disrespectful and incompetent. Throughout the interviews, everyone insisted the company was doing great, unaffected by the recession, and had just secured a big VC round. Looking back, it was a major red flag; everyone seemed anxious and like they were looking for an exit. The interviews were largely social and personality-focused, with more interest in my hobbies than my technical skills. They asked a few basic Linux questions, and that was about it for technical discussions. This company doesn't seem serious; it felt like they were interviewing people just to pass the time.

The process started with 4 interviews and 2 take-home projects, which felt like a lot for a relatively junior role. I also noticed the NY team seemed to be all from Norway, and one interviewer brought it up without me asking. I had more experience and education than they asked for. The process involved HR, a VP, a take-home project, and a negative interaction with the Founder. The Founder seemed to be reading my resume for the first time, and I had to prompt him about the take-home project. He complained about a previous employee who left after accepting the job and smirked, implying I was lying about my experience. After this, they ghosted me, and my follow-up went unanswered. They reposted the job, and only after I emailed them about it did they respond. They left the role open for a year, and the person who eventually took it left because they also noticed the toxic workplace culture, which was evident throughout the interviews. While current employee reviews on Glassdoor are positive, the interview reviews paint a different picture, with a suspicion that positive feedback is being solicited from employees in clusters. This toxic workplace environment was clear in the interviews and how candidates were treated.

It was a pretty standard process with four total interviews. First up was a screening call with the recruiter, then I met with the head of Sales Dev. After that, there was a mock cold call exercise, and the last interview was with the VP of Sales. The team was good at communicating what they were looking for and what to expect.