I applied online. I interviewed at Anvilogic in Apr 2026
Interview
I went through the interview process here and want to share my experience so others know what to expect, especially if you are newer to sales.
While I was interviewing, I connected with a current employee who was let go during the process. She was given no clear reason and shared her perspective on a toxic work environment with obvious favoritism. That alone gave me pause, but I continued with the process.
The third round is a mock cold call conducted in front of three managers. I have an IT background and was trying to break into sales, so this format immediately felt like an inaccurate way to assess potential. A panel interview with no warm-up, no clear guide, and feedback delivered through analogies instead of direct coaching is not a reflection of how someone would perform with real training. It is a pressure test, not an evaluation of your ability to learn and grow.
I was also given unsolicited personal comments during the process that felt inappropriate and unprofessional, which further confirmed this was not a supportive environment.
If you already have cold calling experience, you might be fine. Best of luck to you. But if you are entry level and looking for a company that will invest in you, develop your skills, and give you a fair shot, I would not recommend trying here. The culture seems to chew people up and spit them out, and the interview process is designed to filter people out, not find potential.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Anvilogic
Interview
They do not respect your time. The 1st round screening interviewer (also the hiring manager) was late, the 2nd round technical interviewer went over by 15 minutes and would’ve gone over even longer had I not been busy, and the 3rd round technical interviewer left with 40 minutes remaining in the hour-long call because I didn’t immediately get the exact approach he was looking for, though I had earlier suggested a brute force solution and was working on a different solution that wasn't that far off. This was by far the most wild experience I’ve ever had during any job search despite the question not being that difficult.
The hiring manager had been pretty condescending during my 1st round, asking if I can code and if I’d be able to pass coding interviews, which implies to me that they’ve inflicted their weird unreasonable standards onto other candidates in the past. Seems like they really do not have their interview process ironed out at all…they likely have no idea what they’re looking for or how to interview candidates in a productive and professional way.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Anvilogic (San Francisco, CA) in July 2023
Interview
First round went pretty well, talked a lot about my past experience, major accomplishments I’ve made in a fintech environment and left thinking that the technical round for the second stage would be easy enough. Second interviewer had poor understanding of SRE… everything. It felt like I had to explain details that were largely irrelevant and minuscule in comparison to the more technical hurdles I overcame. I was then given a generic leetcode algorithm question, which had absolutely no relevance to my field. Mentioned that I could solve it if I had access to docs/Google, but I was told that “I’m not always going to have access to Google for solutions”. Experience felt pretty humiliating honestly and left me with the impression that they do not know what they are hiring for. Additionally, the interviewer carried it 45 minutes past the scheduled time and expressed frustration that it ran over. Please tighten up your interview process and have someone with SRE experience interview for your SRE role.