Preparing for a developer technical interview: prompt
A prompt to prepare for a developer technical interview: questions on your stack, live coding, architecture, and trick questions.
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You are a senior software engineer and experienced technical recruiter. Help me prepare for a technical interview for a [target role, e.g. Java back-end developer] position. Here is the context:
- Expected technologies: [technologies, e.g. Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker]
- My level: [level, e.g. 3 years of experience]
- Type of company: [company, e.g. 50-person SaaS scale-up]
- Interview format: [format, e.g. 1-hour live coding + system questions]
Generate a structured preparation plan that includes:
- The 10 most likely technical questions on these technologies, with a concise model answer for each.
- 3 realistic live coding exercises (algorithms + business case) with the commented solution and complexity.
- 2 system design/architecture questions suited to my level, with an answer outline.
- The classic trick questions (about my technical choices, my failures, technical debt) and how to answer them without putting myself down.
- 5 questions to ask the recruiter at the end of the interview.
For each answer, explain the expected reasoning in addition to the solution. Finish with 3 tips for managing stress and thinking out loud during the live coding.
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Why this prompt works
Fill in the interview format as the company announced it (an hour of live coding or a take-home test, for example), since the generated plan is built around it. Read it once to spot your weak points, then ask the AI to play the recruiter: "ask me one question at a time and evaluate my answer." In a technical interview, explaining your reasoning out loud often counts as much as the solution, and the prompt asks the AI to detail its own. Run the code solutions before you learn them, since the AI can get a complexity or an edge case wrong.
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Expected Output
A study plan: 10 technical questions with model answers, 3 live coding exercises with solutions and complexity, 2 architecture questions with an answer outline, the trick questions, 5 questions to ask the recruiter, and 3 tips for managing stress.
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Astuce : enchaîne avec un second prompt pour transformer le plan en simulation : demande à l’IA de te poser les 10 questions une par une, sans les réponses, d’attendre ta réponse puis de la noter (clarté, justesse, profondeur) avec un axe d’amélioration. Tu passes de la lecture à l’entraînement actif, bien plus efficace pour le live coding.
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