A minimal Next.js application for technical interviews. This is a simple user management system that candidates will extend with background job processing.
- Next.js 15 (Pages Router)
- TypeScript
- Prisma ORM with SQLite
- Tailwind CSS
- Better Auth
- Node.js 18+
Clone and install dependencies:
git clone <repo-url>cd interview-starter npm install
Set up environment:
cp .env.example .env
Run database migrations:
npx prisma migrate dev
Seed the database:
npx prisma db seed
Start the dev server:
npm run dev
| Password | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| admin@acme.com | password | Acme Corp |
| admin@globex.com | password | Globex Inc |
We need to add background job processing for two features:
When a new user is created, send them a welcome email.
- For this exercise, just log to console what would be sent
- Don't actually send email
Every Monday at 9am, send all users a digest summarizing their org's activity.
- For this exercise, just log what would be sent
- "Activity" can be simple: new users added, total users, etc.
Add background job processing to handle these requirements. You have 45 minutes.
We're more interested in:
- How you think about the problem
- What questions you ask
- The tradeoffs you consider
Than whether you get it fully working.
interview-starter/
├── pages/
│ ├── api/
│ │ ├── auth/[...all].ts # Better Auth handler
│ │ └── users/
│ │ ├── index.ts # GET/POST users
│ │ └── [id].ts # GET/DELETE user
│ ├── users/
│ │ ├── index.tsx # User list + create form
│ │ └── [id].tsx # User detail
│ ├── _app.tsx
│ ├── index.tsx # Redirects to dashboard
│ ├── login.tsx
│ └── dashboard.tsx
├── lib/
│ ├── prisma.ts # Prisma client
│ ├── auth.ts # Better Auth server config
│ └── auth-client.ts # Better Auth client
└── prisma/
├── schema.prisma
└── seed.ts
npm run dev- Start development servernpm run build- Build for productionnpm run start- Start production servernpx prisma studio- Open Prisma database GUInpx prisma migrate dev- Run migrationsnpx prisma db seed- Seed database