# AI Interview Simulator: Prep Faster, Ace the Interview, and Go Touch Grass published: true

> Source: <https://dev.to/sage106/ai-interview-simulator-prep-faster-ace-the-interview-and-go-touch-grasspublished-true-e8i>
> Published: 2026-10-10 20:43:36+00:00

*This is a submission for the [Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass](https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week1-2026-10-05)*

Preparing for interviews is notoriously draining. Developers and professionals spend hundreds of hours glued to screens grinding through static question banks and repetitive mock sessions.

**AI Interview Simulator** was built to solve this: a high-efficiency pair interviewer powered by open-source AI that delivers hyper-focused practice. Upload your resume or choose your field, run a realistic 5-minute drill, get instant answer coaching and model solutions, and **close your laptop to go touch grass.

The entire codebase is open-source:

Practice job interviews with an AI powered by open-source LLMs via Groq. Get real questions, instant feedback, and a full performance report — free.

Built for **Hacktoberfest 2026 Open-Source AI Challenge**.

🌐 **Live Demo (Frontend)**: [https://ai-interview-simulator-nu-weld.vercel.app/](https://ai-interview-simulator-nu-weld.vercel.app/)

⚡ **Live API (Backend)**: [https://ai-interview-simulator-9v89.onrender.com/](https://ai-interview-simulator-9v89.onrender.com/)

`multer` and `pdf-parse` for in-memory resume extraction, deployed on Render.`qwen/qwen3.8-27b`) via high-speed Groq API for zero-latency question generation and structured JSON evaluations.
Open-source AI and open-weight models democratize career preparation:

*Built with ❤️ for #hf26challenge!*