Live coaching app for remote SWE interviews, uses Whisper and GPT-4
Posting from a throwaway account to maintain privacy. This project is a salvo against leetcode-style interviews that require candidates to study useless topics and confidently write code in front of a live audience, in order to get a job where none of that stuff matters. Cheetah is an AI-powered macOS app designed to assist users during remote software engineering interviews by providing real-time, discreet coaching and integration with CoderPad. It uses Whisper for audio transcription and GPT-4 to generate hints/answers. The UI is intentionally minimal to allow for discreet use during…
Live coaching app for remote SWE interviews, uses Whisper and GPT-4 launched on April 4, 2023 with 301 votes, #63 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Cheetah is a macOS app that provides real-time coaching assistance during remote software engineering interviews. It uses Whisper for audio transcription and GPT-4 to generate hints and answers, with a minimal interface designed for discreet use during video calls. The app integrates with CoderPad and is intended to help candidates navigate technical interviews. It includes a Swift framework for real-time transcription on M1 and M2 Macs.
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From the sources
Mac app for crushing tech interviews with AI. Contribute to leetcode-mafia/cheetah development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Posting from a throwaway account to maintain privacy. This project is a salvo against leetcode-style interviews that require candidates to study useless topics and confidently write code in front of a live audience, in order to get a job where none of that stuff matters. Cheetah is an AI-powered macOS app designed to…
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