A web app to help you prepare for technical interviews. Generate questions, manage study sessions, and track your progress.

This project started as a way to practice for coding interviews without having to manually search for questions or remember what I've already covered. It uses Google's Gemini AI to generate relevant interview questions based on the role and experience level you're targeting.

You can create different sessions for different types of interviews (frontend, backend, data structures, etc.), pin important questions, and get explanations for concepts you're struggling with.

The app lets you create interview prep sessions where you specify:

• What role you're preparing for
• Your experience level
• Topics you want to focus on

It then generates a set of relevant questions with answers. You can pin questions you want to review later, and click "Learn More" on any question to get a deeper explanation of the concepts involved.

There's also a dashboard that shows your recent sessions and some basic stats.

Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, React Router
Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB
AI: Google Gemini API

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/pratstick/The-Interview-Alchemist.git cd The-Interview-Alchemist

You'll need to set up environment variables. Copy the .env.example files in both backend and frontend directories and fill in your MongoDB URI, JWT secret, and Google Gemini API key.

Install dependencies:

# Backend cd backend npm install # Frontend cd frontend/the-interview-alchemist npm install

Run both servers:

# Backend (in backend directory) npm run dev # Frontend (in frontend/the-interview-alchemist directory)  npm run dev

The frontend should be available at http://localhost:5173.

backend/ controllers/ # API route handlers models/ # MongoDB schemas routes/ # Express routes utils/ # Helper functions server.js # Main server file frontend/the-interview-alchemist/ src/ components/ # Reusable React components pages/ # Main page components utils/ # Frontend utilities context/ # React context for state 

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests. I'm particularly interested in:

• UI/UX improvements
• Better question generation prompts
• Mobile responsiveness fixes
• Performance optimizations

GPL-3.0 License - see LICENSE file

Built during my own interview prep journey. Hope it helps with yours too!