SimulateRecruitAI - AI Interview Mocker

An end-to-end interview preparation platform powered by Next.js, Gemini AI, Drizzle + NeonDB and Clerk for authentication. Designed to streamline & simulate real-world interviews with dynamic question generation, feedback mechanisms & recording features.

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Architecture

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Features

• Authentication with Clerk
• AI-Driven Interview Generation & Feedback (via Gemini AI)
• Custom Questions and Interview Creation
• Interview Simulation: Question + Record Answer + AI Feedback
• Dashboard to Manage Interviews, Questions & Progress
• Stripe Payments Payment Gateway
• Fully Dockerized for Deployment
• Built with React, TailwindCSS, Radix UI and Next.js App Router

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Tech Stack

Purpose	Tech
Frontend Framework	Next.js+React (App Router)
Styling	TailWindCSS
Component System	Custom + Radix UI
Authentication	Clerk
Database	Neon (Postgres) + Drizzle
AI Integration	Gemini AI (Google)
Payments	Stripe (USD only)
Containerization	Docker
Deployment	Vercel

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Project Structure

root
├─ app/                # App directory (Next.js App Router)
│  ├─ auth/            # Clerk-based Sign-in & Sign-up
│  ├─ dashboard/       # Main dashboard with modular components
│  ├─ interview/       # Interview flow: start, feedback, details
│  ├─ pyq/             # Previous Year Questions
│  └─ upgrade/         # Stripe payment upgrade page
├─ components/         # Shared UI Components (button, card, modal)
├─ utils/              # Gemini modal, DB logic, schema
├─ public/             # Static assets
├─ Dockerfile          # Docker build
├─ compose.yaml        # Docker Compose (if multi-service setup)
├─ next.config.mjs     # Next.js config
├─middleware.js        # Backend middlewares
├─ package.json        # Dependencies
└─ README.md

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Admin Panel, DB & Backend Logs

1.Clerk

2.NeonDB (all 4 tables)

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Stripe Test Checkout Flow

screen-recording.17.mp4

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Local Development

1. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/Soumilgit/Soumilgit-AI-Interview-SAAS.git
cd Soumilgit-AI-Interview-SAAS
npm install

2. Configure Environment Variables Create a .env.local file:

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_DRIZZLE_DB_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY=
NEXT_PUBLIC_INTERVIEW_QUESTION_COUNT=5
NEXT_PUBLIC_INFORMATION="Enable your video & microphone, webcam recommended."
NEXT_PUBLIC_QUESTION_NOTE="You can move to next qs. by clicking on 'Next Question' button."

3. Run Locally Configure Clerk & Drizzle locally, then

npm run dev

or with Docker:

docker compose up --build

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Production Deployment

Use platforms like Vercel, Render, Railway or Docker-based VPS .

Securely add .env.local variables & drizzle.config.js to production environment

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Future Scope

🎯 Full-screen Interview Mode

🚫 Tab-Switch Detection & Blocking

🎧 Real-Time Proctoring Tools

📈 Analytics Dashboard for Admins & Users

🧑‍💻 Coding Interview support

How To Contribute

1. Fork this repo & clone your fork locally.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b your-feature-name
3. Make changes, test locally, then commit: git commit -m "your message"
4. Push to your fork: git push origin your-feature-name
5. Open a Pull Request — I’ll take it from there 😊.