HackerRank, a four-year-old startup, is changing the way companies find and evaluate programmers.
A programmer works furiously to solve a puzzle on her computer screen. The prize? A chance to interview for an engineering job at a hot tech company. The correct answer may get her noticed, while a mistake will likely land her at the bottom of the resume pile.
As the tech industry’s demand for engineers grows faster than companies can hire them, recruiters have had to adjust. Today, corporate giants like VMware and upstarts like Quora are increasingly using online tools to cut through the nebulous process of evaluating resumes and directly assess candidates’ technical skills.
