Inspiration

• The growing problem of remote interview fraud, including AI-powered cheating and proxy interviews.
  
• Companies reverting to costly, limited onsite interviews due to lack of trust in remote assessments.
  
• The vision for a secure, verified, in-person hiring solution, akin to an "Airbnb for interviews."
  
• Built during the Bolt Hackathon to address a real-world industry pain point.

What It Does

• Provides a platform for secure, in-person technical interviews and assessments.
  
• Connects companies with a nationwide network of verified university testing centers.
  
• Enforces government ID verification and professional proctoring to eliminate fraud.
  
• Supports two distinct booking modes:
  
  • Assessment Mode: Flexible, automated slot allocation
    
  • Interview Mode: Company-selected specific slots
    
• Manages session creation, candidate invitations, and real-time booking.
  
• Automates email notifications and confirmations for all parties.

How We Built It

• Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript, styled with Tailwind CSS, animations via Framer Motion
  
• Backend: Supabase used for PostgreSQL, Authentication, Edge Functions
  
• Database Design:
  
  • university_slots as a single source of truth
    
  • session_slot_allocations to manage per-session availability
    
• Edge Functions:
  
  • Atomic booking operations
    
  • Temporary slot reservations
    
  • Automated slot allocation
    
• Deployment: Seamlessly deployed with Netlify
• Virtual Team:
  
  • Hired a founding engineer called bolt.new 🧠
    
  • Brought in junior developers like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Cursor
    

  - Recruited prompt engineers (aka ourselves) to guide the AI stack

Challenges We Ran Into

• Concurrency and Race Conditions:
  Ensuring users couldn’t double-book the same slot required atomic operations with locks.
• Complex Database Logic:
  PL/pgSQL functions for slot allocation and session management were tricky to design and debug.
• Email Integration:
  Hit Mailgun sandbox limitations and pivoted to Resend for production-grade email delivery.
• Schema Refactoring:
  Transitioned from availability_slots to university_slots for cleaner, scalable architecture.

Accomplishments That We're Proud Of

• Built a production-ready, fraud-proof booking platform during the hackathon.
  
• Developed atomic logic for real-time bookings without overbooking.
  
• Designed a flexible system supporting both Assessment Mode and Interview Mode.
  
• Fully utilized Supabase: Auth, RLS, Edge Functions, and Real-time updates.
  
• Created a modern, clean UI using React and Tailwind CSS.

What We Learned

• Mastered PostgreSQL locking and transactions for concurrent data integrity
  
• Gained deep experience with Supabase:
  • Auth + RLS for secure access control
    
  • Edge Functions for custom serverless logic
    
  • Real-time DB updates
    
• Understood challenges of email integrations and the importance of proper domain setup
  
• Reinforced the architectural value of a single source of truth in database design

What’s Next

• Enhanced UI/UX:
  • Dedicated company-facing slot selection UI
    
  • Calendar view for better availability visualization
    
• Public API:
  • Integrations with HR and ATS platforms
    
• Partnership Expansion:
  • Collaborations with universities and proctoring centers (e.g., Pearson VUE)

Built With

• boltnew
• framer
• react
• supabase
• tailwindcss
• typescript