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Retell AI Interview Experiences
3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- 15-Minute Intro Call and a 6-Day Work WeekRetell AI · Software Engineer · Senior+ · HR Screen · Oct 2026In progress
On 9/30 an external recruiter reached out to me about the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin) position at Retell AI. We chatted for about 15 minutes, mostly confirming my background, language, location/work authorization, etc., and then they submitted me to the company. On 10/6 the Retell recruiter scheduled the formal intro call. The intro call was about 15-20 minutes. The recruiter spen…
- Six-Day Workweek Question and a Two-Level Flight Search OARetell AI · Software Engineer · New Grad · Online Assessment · Sep 2026In progress
I mass-applied about a month ago, got an update a week ago, and dragged my feet on the OA until the deadline before I finally did it. Recruiter interview: right off the bat they asked whether I could accept working six days a week, then it was just some basic questions (project, tech stack, trade-offs). OA: Not hard overall, but there's a lot of text, so you have to actually read it. Implement a…
- Coding a Stack Interpreter in Vim Without AIRetell AI · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Aug 2026Rejected
A startup that works on voice AI. The first interview was handwritten Python. I used my own IDE and environment, and any AI or AI suggestion was prohibited. At the time, I did not know how to turn off AI inline suggestions in VS Code, so I had no choice but to write everything in Vim. Problem description The problem was to process a string containing numbers and operators. It included +, -, , /,…
- Phone Screen, Four Onsite Rounds, and a Founder Who Muted HimselfRetell AI · Software Engineer · Onsite · Nov 2025
Their HR seems to be outsourced to some third party — they were actually pretty enthusiastic though. Phone screen: coding. Onsite: four rounds. Round 1 was practical coding, I don't even remember what exactly it was anymore. They allowed using AI for code gen. Round 2 was also practical coding, the problem was pretty long and I don't remember the details either. All I remember is that you had to…
