Intermediate
Technical conceptsExplain a database index
Product Manager
90 secondsclarity
Practice for the real thing.
Twenty engineering conversations. No surprise prompt behind a signup wall. Choose the audience, read the scenario, and try explaining it.
A GOOD PLACE TO START
Open the challengeExplain technical debt in 60 seconds.
A familiar engineering problem. A different audience. Make the investment matter to your PM.
20 challenges match your choices
Beginner
Technical conceptsExplain caching with an example
Junior Engineer
90 secondsclarity
Intermediate
Technical conceptsMake eventual consistency concrete
Product Manager
90 secondsAudience adaptation
Intermediate
Technical conceptsExplain an API rate limit
Customer
60 secondsAudience adaptation
Intermediate
LeadershipExplain technical debt in 60 seconds
Product Manager
60 secondsconciseness
Beginner
StandupGive a useful blocked standup
Engineering Manager
60 secondsconciseness
Intermediate
LeadershipCommunicate a project delay
Engineering Manager
90 secondsstructure
Beginner
StandupClarify an ambiguous requirement
Product Manager
60 secondsclarity
Intermediate
LeadershipExplain why an estimate changed
Engineering Manager
60 secondsstructure
Advanced
Architecture reviewPropose an event-driven workflow
Senior Engineer
180 secondsstructure
Advanced
Architecture reviewExplain a database migration
Senior Engineer
180 secondsstructure
Advanced
Architecture reviewDefend a build-versus-buy decision
CTO
120 secondsconciseness
Advanced
Architecture reviewPresent an architecture trade-off
Staff Engineer
180 secondsdelivery
Advanced
Executive communicationGive the 60-second incident update
VP Engineering
60 secondsstructure
Intermediate
Incident communicationExplain an incident without blame
Engineering Manager
120 secondsstructure
Intermediate
Incident communicationCommunicate uncertainty during an incident
Customer
60 secondsclarity
Intermediate
LeadershipPush back on scope constructively
Product Manager
90 secondsclarity
Advanced
Executive communicationRequest reliability investment
CTO
90 secondsconciseness
Advanced
Technical disagreementDisagree with a rewrite
Staff Engineer
120 secondsAudience adaptation
Advanced
LeadershipPrioritize reliability over a feature
Product Manager
90 secondsAudience adaptation