I spent my career inside the biggest names in tech. I worked at Google, Microsoft, and Apple, and I went through their hiring process more times than I can count. I know what those interviews feel like from the candidate’s chair: the coding rounds, the system design whiteboard, the behavioral questions at the end of a long day. I also know how much of the result comes down to staying clear under pressure.
Then the storm came
Over the last few years, I watched something change. As companies reorganized around AI, layoffs came in waves. Not weak performers. Good engineers, managers, and designers, people I had worked next to, got an email one morning and lost their jobs.
What stayed with me was not the headlines. It was the people behind them. Most of them had families. Many had mortgages, loans, and bills that do not wait. They did not have six months to slowly rebuild their interview skills. They needed a new job, and they needed it fast.
And the market they were walking into was harder than ever. More candidates for every role. More interview rounds. Less room for a single bad answer.
Why I could not just watch
I kept asking myself one question: where will all these people go, and how fast can they get there?
I knew the interview process inside out. I knew that a lot of talented people do not fail interviews because they lack skill. They fail because the moment hits them like a storm: a question they did not expect, a blank mind, a clock ticking on the screen.
So I decided to build the tool I wish every one of them had.
That is how InterviewStorm started
InterviewStorm listens to the interviewer in real time and shows you a clear, structured answer in seconds, built from your own resume and experience. It helps with coding rounds, system design, and behavioral questions, all in one app.
I made two promises from day one:
- It has to be fast. People with responsibilities do not have time to waste. You should be able to set it up once and walk into your next interview ready.
- It has to be fair. Someone who just lost their income should not pay $150 a month for help. That is why InterviewStorm costs $19.99 a month, or $9.99 a month on the yearly plan, with a free session to try first. See our pricing.
Why “Storm”
Every interview feels like a storm. The pressure, the clock, the questions that come out of nowhere. Most advice tells you to survive it.
I want the opposite. I want you to walk in as the storm: prepared, calm, and impossible to ignore. Your skills and your experience, delivered with full force at the exact moment it counts.
Don’t weather the storm. Be the storm.
Use it the right way
InterviewStorm is built for preparation, practice, and conversations where AI help is allowed. Check the rules of every interview and follow them. Employers can ask us to block InterviewStorm for their hiring process, and we honor every request. You can read more in our post on using AI in job interviews.
To everyone in a job search right now
If you were laid off, or you are worried you might be next: you are not alone, and you are not out of options. Your experience still matters. Your next job is out there.
Go get it. Be the storm.
Andrew C. Lewis Founder, InterviewStorm