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AI mock interview practice built around real behavioural and technical interview questions from top tech companies

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“In that situation I brought together the three leads and created a shared priority matrix — within a week we had alignment and shipped on time.”

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Simulate real interviews with voice AI, so you're forced to think on your feet, not recite a script. The more you practise retrieving under pressure, the more naturally it comes out in the room.

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Clarity
88
Structure
74
Impact
91

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After each session, see exactly which stories landed and which need work. Then get a ready-to-use story bank built around frameworks like STAR, mapped to real competencies like leadership, conflict resolution, and adaptability.

Generated questions

Walk me through a time you had to influence a decision without formal authority.
How do you prioritise when multiple stakeholders have conflicting needs?

Walk in knowing what's coming

Access the most commonly asked questions for your role, with example answers and a direct link to practise each one, so you're not caught off guard by the basics while saving your energy for the questions that actually require you to think.

Atlassian Backend Engineer

KaratSystem design

Design a system for adding Jira tasks and tagging them

Canva Frontend SWE

Systems design

How would you design a product list page?

Australian FinTech Intern

Coding

Arrays/list/map and testing/refactoring

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Behavioural

How do you manage competing priorities?

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Questions from top tech companies

Collected from real candidate experiences at Anthropic, OpenAI, Atlassian, and Canva, so you're practising what's actually being asked, not generic questions anyone could Google.

Guides on interview preparation

1/6

Master the STAR Method for Behavioral Interviews

The most widely used framework for behavioral interviews and when done well, it's what makes your answer feel specific and credible rather than generic.

What STAR stands for

  • Situation — Set the context briefly. Where were you and what was at stake?
  • Task — What was your specific responsibility?
  • Action — What did you do? Focus on your contribution, not the team's.
  • Result — What was the outcome? Use numbers wherever possible.

How to tailor it to the job

Pull 3–5 keywords from the job description, then choose one past example that maps to those keywords naturally. If the role mentions "stakeholder management," that idea should appear in your Action and Result.

Common mistake to avoid

Most people over-invest in Situation and under-invest in Action and Result. Interviewers already know context exists, they're evaluating what you did and whether it worked.

2/6

How to Research the Company Before an Interview

Most candidates read the 'About' page and stop there. The ones who stand out use research not just to show interest, but to make every answer more specific and relevant.

What to research

  • What the company does, how it makes money, and who its customers are
  • Recent news, product launches, funding rounds, or strategy shifts
  • The job description, especially the outcomes and problems the role is hired to solve

How to use it in the interview

Don't just recite what you found. Connect it to your answers. If they recently expanded into a new market, mention how your experience is relevant to that shift.

Common mistake to avoid

Researching the company but not the role. The job description tells you exactly what they're hiring for, treat it like a brief and answer to it directly.

3/6

Build Your Story Bank

Interviewers ask dozens of different questions, but they're really after the same thing, evidence that you've done it before. A small set of strong, adaptable stories covers most of what they'll throw at you.

How many stories to prepare

Aim for 4–6 stories that each demonstrate 2–3 skills. That's enough range to answer questions about leadership, teamwork, conflict, failure, and problem-solving without repeating yourself.

What makes a story versatile

Choose examples where you had a clear role, faced a real obstacle, and produced a measurable outcome. The more specific the detail, the easier it is to adapt to different questions without it sounding rehearsed.

Common mistake to avoid

Preparing one story per question. Interviewers notice when answers feel pre-packaged. A smaller bank of richer stories, practised flexibly, is far more effective.

4/6

Talk to Someone Already in the Role

Most candidates prep in isolation. The ones who stand out go one step further, they talk to someone already doing the job.

How to reach out

Find someone in the role on LinkedIn and send a short message: you're interviewing for X position, you'd love 15 minutes to hear about their experience, no worries if they're too busy. Most people say yes.

What to ask them

  • What does a typical week actually look like?
  • What skills do you use most that the job description doesn't mention?
  • What surprised you most about the role?

Common mistake to avoid

Treating it as a networking call. The insight you get makes your answers in the actual interview sharper and more grounded than anyone who only read the job description.

5/6

Prepare in 24 Hours

No time to prep? Most candidates panic and try to memorise everything. The smarter move is to focus only on what actually moves the needle and do it in the right order.

How to split your time

  • First 2–3 hours: research the company, the role, and your interviewer on LinkedIn
  • Next 3–4 hours: draft your intro, your "why this role" answer, and 3 STAR stories
  • Next 1–2 hours: practise out loud, record yourself or run a mock interview
  • Final hour: make a one-page cheat sheet, then stop and sleep

What not to waste time on

Don't try to anticipate every question or over-polish every answer. The highest-return move is a clear narrative about your fit and a small set of flexible stories.

One rule to remember

If you can answer "why you, why this role, why now", you're more prepared than most.

6/6

Handle Questions With No Right Answer

Some interviewers ask this type of questions on purpose. Deliver late with quality issues, or on time with known bugs? There's no correct answer and that's exactly the point.

What they're actually evaluating

Interviewers who ask these questions aren't looking for the "safe" choice. They're watching whether you sit with the discomfort, make a clear decision anyway, and can articulate your reasoning without apologising for it. Candidates who hedge or reach for what they think the interviewer wants to hear are immediately obvious.

How to respond

Acknowledge the tension in the question openly. Make a clear call. Then explain your reasoning, what you're prioritising and why, given what you know.

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Finally landed an offer

“I've always known my stuff but completely froze the moment interviewer asked me a question. After a few sessions on withLyra I started actually trusting what I was going to say.”
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You're probably wondering

Interviews are intense and unpredictable, but at its core, it's about knowing your own experience and presenting it in a way that shows value to your future employer. The more you practise — immersing yourself in the interview setting, getting asked from different angles — the better you know your own craft. And the better you know your craft, the more confident you become.

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