The Top Technical Screening Platforms in 2019
[Updated version: The 5 best code assessment platforms for screening software developers in 2023]
If your talent acquisition team needs to screen programmers before moving them forward in the interview process — whether for full-stack engineers, data scientists, back-end engineers, or senior software engineers — the platforms listed below will enable you to efficiently filter out unqualified candidates, prioritize the best candidates, save you time, and ultimately hire the most skilled engineers.
1. Coderbyte
Coderbyte is considered the #1 coding assessment platform for qualifying engineering talent in your pipeline. It takes less than a minute to get set up on one of the plans, and it comes with a library of 1,000+ coding, data science, and spreadsheet challenges.
Coderbyte is also the only platform that offers unlimited admins (recruiters / hiring managers), assessments, and candidates on any plan (begins at $199/month). It also offers the most comprehensive candidate report that includes a score, cheating detection, code analysis, and video recordings of the candidate’s coding powered by Session Rewind.
You are able to screen for the following roles on Coderbyte:
- Software engineer (junior, mid-level, senior)
- Front-end developer (React, Vue.js, AngularJS, etc.)
- Back-end developer (Java, Node.js, etc.)
- Full-stack developer
- Data Scientist
- Database (SQL) engineer
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2. HackerRank
HackerRank is a leading end-to-end technical recruiting platform for hiring developers, and has the largest library of coding challenges. They also have the most comprehensive system for banks and multinational organizations that require and can afford compliance, heavy-duty security, and extensive onboarding. As such, their pricing tiers rightfully begin quite high, geared for corporations planning on extensive hiring and configuration. You can start a free trial easily, but expect to spend minimally $10,000/yr.
With HackerRank, you are able to have candidates solve coding challenges that are automatically graded, and you can also create role-based assessments to hire for a multitude of positions:
- Back-end developers
- Full-stack developers
- Front-end developer (React, Vue.js, AngularJS, etc.)
- Database engineers
Scoring is automatic and HackerRank also provides detailed reports of candidate statistics along with an in-depth analysis of candidate code.
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3. Codility
Codility is an algorithm-focused technical assessment platform, particularly useful for traditional organizations with less modern technology stacks that need to assess candidates on basic problem solving, algorithms, and coding challenges. It is also a learning and development platform and an employer branding platform, which is great for organizations that want to use a single software for all their technical HR needs.
Codility also automatically generates scored reports about each candidate’s coding abilities, empowering the whole team to gauge technical skills. Like HackerRank, their pricing isn’t readily available, but you can begin a free trial. However, their plans typically begin around $10,000/yr.
Learn more about Codility’s platform and features here.
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4. CodeSignal
CodeSignal is a technical screening platform with its own coding score it assigns to candidates. They provide an advanced IDE environment, along with video recordings and a plagiarism checker.
Boost your coding skills by tackling coding challenges, practicing for interviews, and completing Certified Assessments.
With CodeSignal tests, you can hire for specific roles such as:
- Software engineer
- Front-end developer
- Back-end developer
- DevOps
CodeSignal focuses on having companies hire engineers based on their coding skills rather than their resumes.
Learn more about CodeSignal’s platform and features here.
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