HackerRank is being used by companies to efficiently hire remote developers by assessing their skills before they come on-site.

As a developer, you can practice and improve your skills on HackerRank across various dimensions like algorithms, artificial intelligence, and data-based skills.

At HackerRank, we encourage developers to work on side projects and support their learning endeavors. Even developers with a computer science degree often learn a lot from YouTube and platforms like HackerRank.

Realizing we were selling to students with limited funds, we shifted our focus to building a product for companies to help them identify the right developers based on skills.

Instead of submitting a resume, developers can take a company's coding challenge, which allows them to demonstrate their skills directly.

Hiring is a challenging problem in Silicon Valley, but we not only reached our ambitious hiring goal but also focused on bringing in people who could help us improve our definition of quality and fit culturally into the company.

When interviewing candidates, we assess their problem-solving skills and how they think about trade-offs, rather than just their ability to write code.

Meritfirst aims to revolutionize hiring by implementing tests that measure actual skills rather than relying on traditional credentials.

The core problem in interviews is the tension between measuring quick problem-solving skills and the ability to handle larger projects over time. Many of the best programmers have numerous job options, making it challenging for companies that require a trial employment period to attract them.