"I once failed a system design interview at a top-3 tech company. Not because I didn't know the answer — I did. But the pressure froze me. I spent 40 minutes rebuilding the answer in my head on the drive home."
That experience led to Interview AI Buddy. The idea was simple: what if you had a co-pilot who had every answer ready, delivered silently, the moment the question was asked? Not a cheat sheet — a structured thinking partner that shows up in 95 milliseconds.
We built the first version for ourselves. Then shared it with friends. Then with strangers on Reddit. The response was overwhelming — 1.2 million users and counting. So we turned it into a proper product with a backend, subscriptions, and ongoing development.
What we believe
The principles that guide every product decision.
Candidate-first
Every feature is built for the person in the hot seat — not for recruiters, not for employers. We are 100% on the candidate's side.
Speed over perfection
95 milliseconds matters. We obsess over latency because a slow answer is a useless answer. Real-time means real-time.
Privacy by default
Audio is never stored. Answers are never logged. We built the data model around the assumption that interview content should never leave your session.
Breadth of coverage
One tool for every role. System design, behavioral, SQL, Python, product sense, leadership — 2,000+ topic categories pre-loaded at launch.