HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring
by rvivek on 4/6/2026, 9:00:00 PM
The job of a developer is becoming an orchestrator of AI agents. HackerRank is helping 2500+ companies change how they hire for this new world.<p>We've played a critical role in developer hiring over the last 15 years, with 30m+ developers on our platform and now going through a founding moment -- reinventing the company for the agentic era.<p>Specifically, we are changing hiring across 3 dimensions:<p>> Tasks: Real-world tasks on code repositories vs standard algorithmic-style puzzles<p>> Evaluation: AI fluency, orchestration skills vs functional correctness<p>> Candidate experience: Agentic IDE vs a simple code editor<p>We are already live across many companies and it's exciting to see the world finally move away from the old-school Leetcode style puzzles.<p><i>Role</i> The role of the FDE will be to help our customers implement the new hiring process and serve as a bridge between the product & customer teams as we rapidly build the new HackerRank.<p>Being technically fluent and strong communication skills are critical. You will be working directly with engineering leaders at our customers to redesign how they evaluate talent.<p><i>Location</i> Santa Clara, New York, London, Bangalore (hybrid set up with 3 to 4 days/week in-office)<p><i>How to apply</i> Send me an email with evidence across these attributes: (a) Smart (b) Curiosity (c) Agency and (d) AI fluency
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