Companies can create custom coding challenges on our platform, ranging from simple problem-solving tasks to real-world scenarios involving their codebase.

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.

Larger companies tend to rely more on brain teasers in interviews, which can introduce noise, but they often use them as a standard part of their hiring process. Bigger companies focus more on measuring innate ability rather than specific coding skills for their codebase, while smaller companies prioritize immediate productivity in specific technologies like Ruby on Rails.

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.

Stripe was one of the first companies to change the tech interview process, focusing on practical skills like developing web apps instead of traditional whiteboard coding problems.

Our mission at HackerRank is to match every developer to the right job, focusing on skills rather than resumes, which often poorly correlate to actual abilities.

I publicly demonstrated using Interview Coder during an Amazon interview, highlighting how easy it is to hack the interview process.