22 prompts
I'm interviewing for a [level] software engineer role in [stack] at [company type]. List 10 behavioural and 10 technical/system questions they're likely to ask, then help me prepare STAR stories from my experience: [projects].
Covers technical and behavioural questions for engineers.
Act as a technical interviewer for a [role] internship. Ask me one beginner-friendly coding problem in [language], let me explain my approach, give hints if I'm stuck, then review my code for correctness, complexity and clarity.
Prepares students for their first tech internship interview.
Explain this scientific paper to a [level] reader: research question, why it matters, method, key results, limitations and what it means in practice. Define technical terms and say how strong the evidence is. Paper: [paste abstract or text]
Rewrite the following text in plain English for a general audience. Keep the meaning accurate, define any unavoidable terms, use short sentences and bullet points where helpful, and note any parts where simplifying might change the legal or technical meaning. Text: [paste text]
Turns jargon-heavy or legal text into clear everyday language.
Write a documentation page for [feature/API/tool] aimed at [audience]. Include an overview, prerequisites, step-by-step setup, a code or configuration example, common errors with fixes, and related links. Use clear headings and second person. Base it on these notes: [notes].
Clear technical docs with steps, examples and troubleshooting.
Rewrite the text below so a 10-year-old can understand it. Use short sentences, everyday words, and a friendly tone. Explain any necessary technical terms in brackets. Keep all the important facts. Text: [paste text]
Simplifies any text to a child-friendly reading level.
You are a staff engineer experienced with legacy systems. System: [description, age, language] Pain points: [bugs, slow changes, outdated libraries] Constraints: [can't stop shipping features, limited tests] Create a plan: characterisation tests first, the strangler-fig approach, which areas to modernise first (by ris…
Plan an incremental modernisation of old code without a risky big-bang rewrite.
You are a tech lead planning an upgrade. Current and target versions: [e.g. React 17 → 19, Python 3.8 → 3.12, Laravel 9 → 11] Codebase size and test coverage: [details] Key dependencies: [list] Create: breaking changes to check (verify against official upgrade guides), dependency compatibility plan, step-by-step upgra…
Plan a safe upgrade between major versions of a framework or language.
Act as an e-commerce SEO specialist. Store: [what you sell] Platform: [Shopify / WooCommerce / other] Number of products and collections: [details] Create a checklist for: collection page copy, product titles and descriptions, image alt text, URL structure, duplicate content from variants and tags, site speed, structu…
Optimise an online store's collections, products, technical setup and content for search.
Act as a technical SEO specialist. Page type: [Article, Product, LocalBusiness, FAQPage, Event, Recipe, HowTo, Organization] Page details: [paste all relevant information] Generate valid JSON-LD schema, explain each property, mark required vs recommended fields, and tell me how to test it with a rich results testing t…
Generate valid JSON-LD structured data for articles, products, FAQs, events, local businesses and more.
Act as a technical writer. Product: [name] Feature: [feature] Users: [who, skill level] Steps to use the feature: [describe] Write a help article: what the feature does, before you start, numbered steps with UI labels in bold, screenshots placeholders, tips, troubleshooting, and related articles. Use second person and…
Write clear help-centre documentation that users can follow without contacting support.
Act as a senior engineer who mentors candidates. Target role and level: [e.g. mid-level backend engineer] Target companies: [types] Interview date: [date] Strengths and weak spots: [details] Hours per week: [hours] Create a study plan covering data structures and algorithms (topics by priority), system design, languag…
A week-by-week study plan for coding, system design and behavioural rounds, tailored to your target companies.