Hire baristas in days, not weeks.
Every applicant interviewed, scored and ranked before you pick up the phone.
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A resume never shows you how someone handles the 8am rush.
Barista applications pile up in Indeed and your inbox, no-shows are routine, and the traits that actually matter — warmth, pace, cleanliness — only show up on bar. By the time you have phone-screened a shortlist, the good ones have taken a job down the street.
- ✓Guest-facing warmth
- ✓Real espresso knowledge
- ✓Composure at peak
- ✓Food-safety awareness
- ✓Clear communication
- ✓Open-shift reliability
- ✓Team attitude when slammed
- ✓Upselling instinct
Live before your next batch of applicants.
Paste the job post
We draft interview questions and a scoring rubric from it. Edit anything, or build your own parameter-based question bank — a set of questions per parameter like Coffee Craft.
Share one link
Drop it in your job post, your ATS, or email it to applicants. They record on their phone — no app and no scheduling.
Watch the top ten
Ranked shortlist with a communication score, a written summary, and the clip that earned it. Share it with your store manager in a click.
Maya T.9.4✓Hired
Dylan P.9.1
Elena R.8.8
Jordan B.8.4
Sam O.8.1Screen baristas across every skill behind the bar.
Every interview maps to a structured, coffee-specific scoring rubric.
Coffee Craft
- Espresso dialing & extraction
- Milk steaming & latte art
- Brew methods & grind
- Menu & origin knowledge
Guest Experience
- Warmth with regulars
- Reading the line
- Handling a wrong order
- Upselling pastries & sizes
Speed at Rush
- Composure in the morning rush
- Multi-drink ticket flow
- Mobile & drive-thru orders
- Stamina on a double
Food Safety & Cleanliness
- Health-code awareness
- Allergen handling
- Station & equipment cleaning
- Milk rotation & dating
Teamwork
- Bar-to-register handoffs
- Supporting the closer
- Shift handover notes
- Attitude when slammed
Reliability
- Opening shifts & punctuality
- Schedule flexibility
- Cash & register accuracy
- Showing up through the season
An example AI barista interview.
Six structured questions — each scored against the competencies that decide whether a morning runs smoothly.
“Tell us about the shops you have worked in and the drinks you make best.”
“Your espresso is pulling too fast and tastes sour. What do you check first?”
“It is 8am, the line is out the door and the mobile orders keep printing. Walk us through your next five minutes.”
“A regular says their latte is wrong for the second time this week. How do you handle it?”
“Describe a shift where someone called out and you were short-staffed.”
“What does a clean, well-run close look like to you?”
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Experience the exact AI interview your barista applicants complete, then launch your own hiring campaign in minutes.
Your applicants are doing this on a bus.
So we built it for a five-year-old Android on one bar of signal — not for a laptop in an office.
- ✓No app, no account, no scheduling. Tap the link, allow the camera, answer.
- ✓One practice question first, so nobody is penalized for being nervous on camera.
- ✓Finishes in about six minutes, which is why completion stays high on hourly roles.
An explainable barista score — not a black box.
Every applicant gets a structured scorecard across coffee craft, guest experience, speed at rush, food safety, teamwork and reliability. Each competency expands into a written explanation, so your managers can see exactly why someone ranked where they did — with the recording one click away.
“Candidate diagnosed a fast, sour shot by checking grind size and dose before touching the machine, and explained how they would taste and adjust — strong coffee craft with real bar experience.”
AI evaluates every competency, while managers make the final call.
| Competency | What AI evaluates |
|---|---|
| Coffee craft | Espresso, milk, brew methods, menu knowledge |
| Guest experience | Warmth, rapport, service recovery |
| Speed at rush | Composure, prioritization, peak-hour thinking |
| Food safety | Cleanliness, allergens, health-code awareness |
| Teamwork | Communication, support, shift handover |
| Reliability | Punctuality, availability, register accuracy |
Every kind of coffee business.
Card in, live today. No demo gate.
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial: add your card, get 5 interview credits to try it properly, and cancel in the dashboard before day 15 if it isn't for you — you won't be charged.
Essential
For single-location shops and one owner or manager carrying 20–40 hires a year.
- 50 interview credits a month
- Unlimited job openings
- Async video interviews
- Communication & role-fit scoring
- Ranked shortlists and shareable summaries
- 3 user seats
Professional
For multi-unit groups and franchisees, and anyone who wants the conversational AI interviewer.
- 150 interview credits a month
- Everything in Essential
- AI avatar interviews — live, conversational, with follow-up questions
- ATS integration and API access
- Custom scorecards per role
- 10 user seats · priority support
Enterprise
For 500+ interviews a month, multi-brand rollouts, and procurement-led buying.
- Volume credit pricing
- SSO, SCIM, and audit logging
- Bias-audit documentation support
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Custom data residency
- Unlimited seats
Less screening. Better mornings.
Typical results for high-volume hourly hiring; actual figures vary by shop and market.
Same team. A far stronger bar.
Frequently asked questions.
How long does a barista AI interview take?
Can we ask our own espresso or shop-specific questions?
Can it screen for food safety and health-code awareness?
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What does it cost to try?
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