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Take the State of Developer Survey 2017

Ritika Trikha — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:57:02 +0000

Thank you to those of you who are part of our community of 3M+ developers. We’re looking to learn a little more about you, and how we can improve your experience with HackerRank.

What % of developers are learning React versus Angular? What should our challenge curators build next?
These are the questions we’re curious to learn and share with the community.

But wait…this is no ordinary survey! There is a total of 4 levels in this survey. To unlock each level, fill out your answers and solve a quick challenge to move onto the next stage.

With each level you complete, you’re entered to win prizes in our giveaway, including 25 t-shirts, 15 hoodies or 10 gift cards valued at $50 each.

Take the Survey

Thanks so much for your time! We’ll be posting the results here on the blog once the survey is completed.

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Why CareerCup’s Gayle Laakmann McDowell Loves HackerRank

Nicolette Garcia — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:02:50 +0000

When looking for the best tech talent, its easy to focus on the typical criteria: resume, education, background, etc. But are these factors a true reflection of a candidate’s ability to get the job done?

For CareerCup’s Gayle Laakmann McDowell, the answer is no. Proven skill trumps all these factors. Find out why Gayle recommends HackerRank to all tech companies she consults for:

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Huffington Post: The Story Behind HackerRank And Its Mission To Help Programmers Across The Globe

Press — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:20:41 +0000

Software engineers are highly sought by almost every company nowadays as companies try to keep up with the developments of technology. These companies have HR teams dedicated to hiring the best software engineers out there in terms of both skill and fit. However, resumes and phone interviews can only give companies so much information. A big question recruiters and interviewers asks themselves is, “how do I really know if this engineer is right for the job?”

This is where HackerRank CEO Vivek Ravisankar and his co-founder and CTO Hari Karunanidh saw a gap that he could fill—finding a way to better evaluate the programming skills of engineers. This led to the creation of HackerRank, a platform where developers can prove their chops by solving code challenges and companies can hire technical people based on proven skill.

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[Press] White House to Host 'Hackathon' to Help Get Workers Into Tech Jobs

Ritika Trikha — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:12:11 +0000

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SF Business Times: HackerRank Helps Software Engineers Hone their Skills Onwards and Upwards

Ritika Trikha — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:31:18 +0000

Vivek Ravisankar came to the United States from India with a background in engineering and went through his share of interviews before he landed at Amazon.

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TechCrunch: Microsoft and HackerRank bring executable code snippets to Bing’s search results pages

Press — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:08:03 +0000

Sooner or later, every programmer ends up searching for code snippets and algorithms.

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Forbes: What Startup CEOs Want In A CFO

Ritika Trikha — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:24:16 +0000

Last week, I spoke with Mike Asher, CFO of HackerRank about the challenges he faces as CFO of a startup. In many ways, startups arechanging the rules of business, and there’s been a lot writtenrecently about when a startup should hire a CFO. After speaking with Mike, I also connected with HackerRank’s CEO Vivek Ravisankar to learn more about how he came to this decision, and his expectations for the CFO and finance department.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
Jeff Thomson: Many startups have a difficult time determining when to hire a CFO. As cofounder and CEO of HackerRank, when and why did you decide it was time to add a CFO to your leadership team?
Vivek Ravisankar: In Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses, you can increase the odds of success by ensuring you have strong unit economics in the business to scale. We’ve been gaining traction and building a solid market presence by expanding from niche technology companies to more mainstream industries, like finance, healthcare and travel. We have a huge opportunity in front of us and great momentum. A CFO like Mike Asher, who comes with significant experience in strategizing for long-term sustainability, can really help us scale.

Thomson: According to a recent survey, CEOs listed global experience, experience with transformation and innovation, and length of tenure as the top three business attributes they wanted in a CFO. How does this compare to the characteristics HackerRank had in mind when searching for a CFO?
Ravisankar: Global experience is certainly important, but–for startups at our stage–even more important than global experience is a proven track record of strategic growth. Mike is one of the most strategic people I’ve ever met, and that’s crucial not only for global expansion but also transformation and innovation.
Thomson: What are your expectations of the finance department, and how do you work with CFO Mike Asher to drive business growth?
Ravisankar: The expectation is to be a good balance to my role as we grow the company. Controlled aggression is a very powerful strategy, especially in our market where the opportunity is huge. We’ll work together to ensure the organization is achieving ambitious metrics, and relentlessly prioritize the right areas of investment to help us grow as fast as we can.

This article originally appeared on Forbes by Jeff Thomson.

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Times of India: Launching a Job Search App for Programmers

Guest Contributor — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 07:26:04 +0000

BENGALURU: Tech recruitment company HackerRank had launched HackerRank Jobs, a recruitment platform for programmers.

This comes after HackerRank’s recent survey that identified key challenges that was faced by the coder community when it came to searching for jobs. The company claims that unlike other job search portals, HackerRank will provided guaranteed response to the applicant within five business days.

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TechCrunch: Making Technical Recruiting More Transparent

Guest Contributor — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:35:20 +0000

Recruiting software engineers is a massive headache for both startups and established companies. For a while now, HackerRank has tried to make both applying for these jobs and hiring the right talent a little bit easier. Today, the company is taking a major new step in this direction with the launch of HackerRank Jobs, a job search app that connects companies directly with software engineers who are looking for a new job.

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CIO: Disrupting IT Hiring

Guest Contributor — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 01:04:07 +0000

Tech companies have often left talented coders behind in their quest for chasing students from top-notch universities. Here’s how young guns like HackerRank are changing talent acquisition as we know it.

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