I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sully.ai in Jul 2025
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn about the role. She was polite, responsive, and easy to talk to, but it felt like she hadn’t looked too closely at my profile: she asked about my AI experience, which is really just a side note from a past project, not a core part of my background.
I’d read other Glassdoor reviews ahead of time, so I asked directly about the concerns people had raised: specifically, the co-founder Nasser and the intense work expectations. To her credit, she was very candid: she explicitly confirmed that the culture involves 80-hour work weeks, and that Nasser tends to play the 'bad cop' role between the two founders. That level of honesty was appreciated, even if it confirmed this wasn’t the right fit for me.
If the company makes it past Series A and settles into a more sustainable culture, I’d be open to revisiting. But for now, I decided to pass.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my most impressive contribution, whether I had any AI experience, and if long hours would be a problem (specifically in the context of 80-hour work weeks).
HR general and behavioral interview
Live coding interview with an engineer
Home assignment on a real use case (4h)
CTO technical interview, architecture ans system design
Founders interviews
Negociation with HR
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Sully.ai in Nov 2025
Interview
After going through six rounds of interviews over an entire month, Sully.ai informed me only at the final stage that I would be required to work as a contractor for 60 days with zero support — no visa, no benefits, no holidays, nothing.
On top of that, they made it clear that these 60 days are essentially a trial period where they will “test me in and out,” with no guarantee of a full-time job afterward.
This is an extremely unprofessional hiring practice.
My strongest possible advice: avoid interviewing with Sully.ai. It is a complete waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
+ Leetcode style questions
+ LLM / DL related questions
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sully.ai in Nov 2025
Interview
30 minutes professional and friendly recruiter call followed by a 60 minutes video monitored take home. I withdrew when I signed into the take home coderpad and was made aware it was video monitored. If the company wants to observe problem-solving in real time, they can schedule live coding interviews allowing me to interact with an employee and ask questions. If they want to evaluate independent work, a traditional take-home provides that flexibility and I'd be happy to discuss the work live with an engineer after the fact. Monitoring candidates during a take home as the second step of the interview screams organizational mistrust and willingness to overstep boundaries. I also withdrew because they only have 1 female employee on a team of 40.
