I liked that the simulation was practical and closely reflected the type of work software engineers do at startups. I especially enjoyed working across frontend, backend, analytics, Git/GitHub, and deployment-related tasks. It gave me an opportunity to understand how different parts of a real project fit together rather than focusing only on coding
- Job Simulations
- Working as a Software Engineer at a Start Up
Introduction from Y Combinator
Reviews
I really enjoyed how this program simulates the actual experience of working inside a fast-moving startup. Instead of just giving theoretical tasks, it let me work across the whole product cycle — understanding the user problem, building a feature, analyzing the impact, and proposing what to ship next. It felt very close to real-world product engineering.
The overall structure was good, but the experience could be improved by including a small real-world use case, like running unit tests or deploying a simple app, to demonstrate the practical benefits of GitHub Actions. Also, a brief video walkthrough or a visual flowchart of the workflow structure might help beginners understand the concepts faster.

