I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vast
Interview
I got to the first phone interview with a team member. It was pretty technical in nature, like 5-8 back to back basic to intermediate questions. I'd say it is a very SpaceX type of approach for the interview. Overall decently respectful interviewer, though it felt like there were some questions in the grey area of talking about proprietary information.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the purpose of (insert component here) in the grand scheme of a system?
1 phone screen with an hr person, 2 engineering phone screens with a manager and a peer, the onsite was a 45 minute case study and then 5 one on one interviews
Standard interview process, applied online and then a screening call with the Talent Acquisition people, if qualified they send you through to a phone interview with the Hiring Manager, and then if you are pushed through you will have an onsite interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vast (Long Beach, CA) in May 2025
Interview
Phone screen with HR, Phone screen with Manager, 1hr presentation and 1 on 1's after. Literally every single person I met with was late or rescheduled. HR apologized for rescheduling or "getting the flu" multiple times in 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hour long technical presentation on something you contributed heavily to
