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'''CodeSignal''' (formerly CodeFights<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/codefights-becomes-codesignal-and-launches-a-new-ratings-system-for-developers/|title=CodeFights becomes CodeSignal and launches a new ratings system for developers|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=Jul 10, 2018|work=TechCrunch}}</ref>) is a skills-based assessment platform operated by American company BrainFights, Inc. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, CodeSignal applies [[Gamification of learning|game mechanics]] that offer developers of all skill levels online [[computer programming]] challenges<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/17/technology/coding-jobs-game-silicon-valley-codefights/|title=Play this coding game. Score a job in Silicon Valley|last=Petroff|first=Alanna|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> for both instructional and recruiting purposes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-these-startups-hr-comes-before-the-ping-pong-tables-1493124229|title=At These Startups, HR Comes Before the Ping-Pong Tables|last=Fuhrmans|first=Vanessa|date=2017-04-25|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
'''CodeSignal''' (formerly CodeFights<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/codefights-becomes-codesignal-and-launches-a-new-ratings-system-for-developers/|title=CodeFights becomes CodeSignal and launches a new ratings system for developers|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=Jul 10, 2018|work=TechCrunch}}</ref>) is a technical interview and assessment platform operated by American company BrainFights, Inc. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has raised $87.5 million in total funding, with a Series C round in September 2021.<ref name="Series C">{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/16/codesignal-secures-50m-for-its-tech-hiring-platform/|title=CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform|last=Hall|first=Christine|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2022-03-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

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As of August 2017, CodeSignal claimed nearly 1 million developers using CodeSignal for Developers.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/450424234/CodeFights-offers-a-unique-tool-for-developer-recruiting|title=CodeFights offers a unique tool for developer recruiting|work=SearchSoftwareQuality|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 10 July 2018, [https://codesignal.com/ CodeFights] has been renamed to [https://codesignal.com/ CodeSignal] with additional features as per the company blog.


== History ==
== History ==
CodeSignal was founded in 2014 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/ |title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Simons">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-site-helps-outsiders-land-tech-jobs-1479232236|title=New Site Helps Outsiders Land Tech Jobs|last=Simons|first=John|date=2016-11-16|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> by Tigran Sloyan, Aram Shatakhtsyan, and Felix Desroches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/#2c631d487912|title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref>
CodeSignal was founded in 2014 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/ |title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Simons">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-site-helps-outsiders-land-tech-jobs-1479232236|title=New Site Helps Outsiders Land Tech Jobs|last=Simons|first=John|date=2016-11-16|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> by Tigran Sloyan, Aram Shatakhtsyan, and Felix Desroches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/#2c631d487912|title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref>


CodeSignal first launched with challenges only for JavaScript and was based on "code battles", a 3-minute person versus person competition to determine who can more quickly and accurately debug existing code.<ref name="Business Insider">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/codefights-thinks-competitive-programming-can-be-a-spectator-sport-2015-9?r=US&IR=T|title=This startup thinks competitive programming could be more popular than college football|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref> Before each game, players can either choose to race against the clock or let CodeSignal automatically match them with other online players to complete the challenge head-to-head. Successful challengers level up and earn badges towards language fluency. Even though players are first presented with short challenges that take only a few minutes to solve, each challenge increases in difficulty and the amount of time given to solve the problem.
Initially, developers used CodeFights to compete in head-to-head timed coding challenges.<ref name="Business Insider">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/codefights-thinks-competitive-programming-can-be-a-spectator-sport-2015-9?r=US&IR=T|title=This startup thinks competitive programming could be more popular than college football|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, CodeFights began to offer an "interview practice" mode<ref name="techcrunch.com">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/22/codefights-new-practice-mode-helps-developers-prepare-for-job-interviews/|title=CodeFights launches a new practice mode to help developers prepare for job interviews – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>, as well as a product for recruiters to connect with qualified technical candidates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/#2a36b1967912|title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref>


Soon, CodeSignal expanded to support Java, C++ and Python challenges. Today, CodeSignal supports 38 programming languages and has also expanded to include more types of challenges, interview practice, and access to companies with open software engineering positions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/806782/a-startup-is-gaming-bias-in-tech-recruitment-by-organizing-coding-matches/|title=CodeFights aims to remove hiring bias in Silicon Valley with Code Arcade and competitions against coding bots — Quartz|last=Bhattacharya|first=Ananya|website=qz.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>
In 2018, the company changed its name from CodeFights to CodeSignal and introduced a Coding Score that developers could share with technical recruiters, based on challenges completed on CodeSignal's platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ere.net/codefights-is-now-codesignal/|title=CodeFights Changes Name to CodeSignal, Adds Scoring System for Developers|last=Cheesman|first=Joel|work=ERE Media|language=en-US|access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref> Since then, the CodeSignal platform has expanded to offer a suite of technical interview and assessment products.


== Platform ==
== CodeSignal for Developers ==
The CodeSignal platform consists of Tech Screen, Pre-Screen, and Interview products used by technical recruiters and hiring managers to source and qualify candidates for software engineering positions. Users select from a bank of coding tasks, create custom coding questions, or use a skills assessment framework like the General Coding Assessment (GCA). CodeSignal is a cloud-based [[software as a service]] (SaaS) product that integrates with applicant tracking systems (ATS) like Greenhouse and Lever.
CodeSignal originally launched as an online community where developers can practice their skills through a series of Head-to-Head coding challenges,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/09/startups-are-making-the-rejection-letter-a-thing-of-the-past/|title=Startups are making the rejection letter a thing of the past – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> which appealed to competitive programmers.<ref name="uk.businessinsider.com">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/codefights-thinks-competitive-programming-can-be-a-spectator-sport-2015-9|title=This startup thinks competitive programming could be more popular than college football|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> The main goal was to help developers build their coding skills by solving and discussing programming challenges with other developers on the platform.<ref name="Fast Company">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3057218/you-might-apply-for-your-next-job-by-playing-a-mobile-game|title=You Might Apply For Your Next Job By Playing A Mobile Game|date=2016-02-29|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the first 2 years, the CodeSignal platform had 6 distinct game modes: Interview Practice, Company Bots, Arcade, Tournaments, Head-to-Head, and Challenges; all geared towards helping developers build skills and getting prepared for technical real-world jobs. In all of these modes, the CodeSignal system runs a user's solution to a coding challenge against tests, and the solution is only accepted when all test cases are satisfied.<ref name="Fast Company"/> All CodeFight modes for developers are free of charge.

As of August 2017, CodeSignal claimed nearly 1 million developers using CodeSignal for Developers.<ref name=":02" />

=== Interview Practice ===
Interview Practice is the newest and most popular mode on CodeSignal for Developers.<ref name="techcrunch.com">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/22/codefights-new-practice-mode-helps-developers-prepare-for-job-interviews/|title=CodeFights launches a new practice mode to help developers prepare for job interviews – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> This mode first launched in beta in February 2017, and then launched the expanded version in June 2017.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/> The Interview Practice game mode is specifically targeted towards job seekers who are preparing for engineering technical interviews. Developers can use Interview Practice to solve real interview questions, master key computer science topics, and learn by reviewing solutions provided within the community.

=== Company Bots ===
Launched in November 2015, Company Bots<ref name="Fast Company"/> are curated challenges that simulate real-world problems that companies are facing. This type of assessment is based on the premise that solving on-the-job coding challenges can allow companies to better assess the skills of a potential candidate.

During a Company Bot challenge, participants are faced with multiple rounds of challenges of varying difficulty. Both the bot and the challenger are attempting to solve the coding challenge side by side. Each participant gains points based on speed and accuracy. After the participant submits their solution, it is evaluated and only accepted if it passes all the tests. Only after winning the Bot challenge, can the participant be provided with the opportunity to submit their information to the recruiter of the company running the Company Bot challenge.

CodeSignal launched Company Bots with a partnership with [[Uber]] to create Uberbot, a Uber-branded gaming challenge<ref name="VentureBeat">{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/11/05/uber-teams-with-codefights-to-create-uberbot-a-game-to-test-coding-skills-of-potential-hires/|title=Uber teams with CodeFights to create UberBot, a game to test coding skills of potential hires|date=2015-11-05|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref> on CodeSignal that would help Uber find and evaluate the programming skills of candidates. Candidates who attempted the Uberbot coding game are challenged to solve real-world problems facing Uber's engineering team, such as finding the most optimal route for a Uber ride, or the most efficient method of matching riders for an uberPOOL.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eng.uber.com/uberbot/|title=Building the #UberBot on CodeFights for Uber Engineering {{!}} Uber Engineering Blog|date=2015-10-20|work=Uber Engineering Blog|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

CodeSignal now has 15 company bots including bots from [[Asana (software)|Asana]],<ref name="Simons"/> [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]],<ref name="Simons"/> [[Quora]],<ref name="uk.businessinsider.com"/> [[Instacart]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/from-under-the-rug/how-competing-against-a-bot-could-land-you-a-developer-job.html|title=How Competing Against a ‘Bot’ Could Land You a Developer Job|website=www.itbusinessedge.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> [[SpaceX]], [[Thumbtack (website)|Thumbtack]],<ref name=":12"/> and others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/codefights-has-a-new-service-to-help-companies-find-job-candidates-2017-10|title=This startup wants to help programmers get hired based on their coding skills rather than their résumés|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

== CodeSignal for Recruiters ==
In addition to being a learning tool for developers, CodeSignal Recruiter (previously known as CodeSignalR) is also a skills-based recruiting platform that uses a data-driven approach to help companies improve their hiring process, find better better-qualifiedidates, and make more objective hiring decisions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eilenezimmerman/2016/01/20/uber-hires-programmers-who-can-win-a-fight-with-their-robot/#2a36b1967912|title=Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot|last=Zimmerman|first=Eilene|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="techcrunch.com"/>

Launched in October 2017, CodeSignal Recruiter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/codefights-launches-codefightsr-to-deliver-data-driven-skills-based-recruiting-300543663.html|title=CodeFights Launches CodeFightsR To Deliver Data-Driven Skills-Based Recruiting|last=CodeFights|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> is the sourcing, testing, and interview platform for technical recruiters. Companies with a CodeSignal Recruiter account can contact developers within the CodeSignal community who have done well on challenges <ref name="Simons"/> and have signalled that they are open to new jobs. Once contacted, recruiters can use CodeSignal to send out custom programming tests to candidates that include plagiarism checks, live recordings, timed assessments, all within a developer-focused IDE (integrated development environment).

CodeSignal Recruiter has also integrated with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software including Greenhouse, Lever and SmartRecruiters, which allows recruiters to manage and sync candidate data between CodeSignal and their recruiting platform including sending coding tests, evaluating results and managing candidate lifecycles.

=== Testing ===
CodeSignal Recruiter also has a testing feature that allows recruiters to send out technical assessments to their potential candidates. These tests can be customized to simulate real-world challenges that the candidate may face on the job, which has been reported to be a better measurement for competency than regular interview questions or theoretical programming tests. The testing suite also has a built-in plagiarism checker that predicts the probability of plagiarism by comparing to other completed tests on the CodeSignal platform and solutions from known sites. During the on-boarding process CodeSignal works with customers to create custom tests so the online tests are calibrated with the interview process and job responsibilities.<ref name="The New Stack">{{Cite news|url=https://thenewstack.io/helping-engineers-assess-their-skills/|title=CodeFights: A Platform to Test Coding Skills, Prepare for Interviews and Apply for Jobs - The New Stack|date=2017-05-09|work=The New Stack|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Interviewing ===
The CodeSignal Recruiter Interview feature allows recruiters to conduct online and in-person interviews in a shared coding environment that supports 38 programming languages. The interview environment allows for timed assessments, live recordings, and an extensive library of skills-based coding tasks. During each live interview, the hiring manager can watch and conduct a coding skills assessment using pre-defined coding tasks while also talking to the candidate over a live video stream. Each live interview is also recorded so that other hiring managers in the recruitment process can review and share the candidates live assessment.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/codefights-launches-interview-practice-to-help-coders-ace-technical-job-interviews-at-top-tech-companies-300407220.html|title=CodeFights Launches Interview Practice To Help Coders Ace Technical Job Interviews At Top Tech Companies|last=CodeFights|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>


== Funding ==
== Funding ==
The company raised an initial $2.5 million in seed funding in April 2015,<ref name="VentureBeat"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/codefights-raises-10m-series-a-round-for-its-skills-based-recruiting-platform/|title=CodeFights raises $10M Series A round for its skills-based recruiting platform – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> which included investments by [[Felicis Ventures]] ([[Aydin Senkut]]), Sutter Hill Ventures (Mike Speiser), LiveRamp CEO Auren Hoffman, Google Shopping Express founder Tom Fallows, Twitter VP of Engineering Raffi Krikorian, [[Quora]] CEO [[Adam D'Angelo]] and [[GoDaddy]] VP of Engineering Marek Olszewski.<ref name="Business Insider"/> CodeSignal raised $10 million in November 2016. The Series A funding round was led by [[e.ventures]]. Other investors in that round included SV Angel, A Capital, Granatus Ventures,<ref name="Simons20162">Simons, John. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-site-helps-outsiders-land-tech-jobs-1479232236 "New Site Helps Outsiders Land Tech Jobs."] [[The Wall Street Journal]], 16 November 2016.</ref> and Felicis Ventures.<ref name=":12" />
The company raised an initial $2.5 million in seed funding in April 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/codefights-raises-10m-series-a-round-for-its-skills-based-recruiting-platform/|title=CodeFights raises $10M Series A round for its skills-based recruiting platform – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> which included investments by [[Felicis Ventures]] ([[Aydin Senkut]]), Sutter Hill Ventures (Mike Speiser), LiveRamp CEO Auren Hoffman, Google Shopping Express founder Tom Fallows, Twitter VP of Engineering Raffi Krikorian, [[Quora]] CEO [[Adam D'Angelo]] and [[GoDaddy]] VP of Engineering Marek Olszewski.<ref name="Business Insider"/> CodeSignal raised $10 million in November 2016. The Series A funding round was led by [[e.ventures]]. Other investors in that round included SV Angel, A Capital, Granatus Ventures,<ref name="Simons20162">Simons, John. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-site-helps-outsiders-land-tech-jobs-1479232236 "New Site Helps Outsiders Land Tech Jobs."] [[The Wall Street Journal]], 16 November 2016.</ref> and Felicis Ventures.

== Reception ==
Within the first 6 months of its launch, CodeSignal featured over 1,500 challenges,<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/codefights-scores-2-4-million-to-turn-coding-practice-into-a-game/|title=CodeFights Scores $2.4 Million To Turn Coding Practice Into A Game – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> which attracted over 70,000 users who solved over 1.5 million challenges. From there, CodeSignal was reported to grow by 30-40% month-over-month.<ref name=":32" />

As of August 2017, CodeSignal has reported that it had nearly 1 million developers using CodeSignal for Developers.<ref name=":02" />


CodeSignal raised $35 millions in Series B funding in December 2020, led by [[Menlo Ventures]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.crunchbase.com/news/codesignal-snaps-up-25m-series-b/|title=CodeSignal Snaps Up $25M Series B For Hiring Platform|last=Metinko|first=Chris|website=crunchbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref>, followed by a $50 million Series C round led by [[Index Ventures]] in September 2021.<ref name="Series C" />
==Languages Supported==
CodeSignal supports 38 different coding languages on its platform. However, not all tasks on the site can be solved using every language, based on the challenge type.<ref>The CodeFights Team. [http://blog.codefights.com/new-supported-languages/ "New supported languages: C, Erlang, Rust, and more!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930120621/http://blog.codefights.com/new-supported-languages/ |date=30 September 2017 }} CodeFight On!: The Official CodeFights Blog, 20 July 2017.</ref>


==Customers==
== Customers ==
CodeSignal customers include [[Evernote]],<ref name="Petroff20162">Petroff, Alanna. [https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/17/technology/coding-jobs-game-silicon-valley-codefights/ "Play this coding game. Score a job in Silicon Valley."] CNNTech, 17 November 2016.</ref><ref name="Craig20162">Craig, Ryan. [https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/16/the-hiring-game/ "The hiring game."] [[TechCrunch]], 16 October 2016.</ref> [[Uber]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /><ref name="Simons20162" /> [[Thumbtack (website)|Thumbtack]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /> [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /><ref name="Simons20162" /> [[Asana (software)|Asana]],<ref name="Simons20162" /> [https://www.wizeline.com/ Wizeline]<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=2018-03-08|title=CodeFights Customer Stories: Wizeline {{!}} CodeFights|language=en-US|work=CodeFights|url=http://blog.codefights.com/customer-stories-wizeline/|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> and [[Quora]].<ref name="Simons20162" />
CodeSignal customers include [[Evernote]],<ref name="Petroff20162">Petroff, Alanna. [https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/17/technology/coding-jobs-game-silicon-valley-codefights/ "Play this coding game. Score a job in Silicon Valley."] CNNTech, 17 November 2016.</ref><ref name="Craig20162">Craig, Ryan. [https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/16/the-hiring-game/ "The hiring game."] [[TechCrunch]], 16 October 2016.</ref> [[Uber]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /><ref name="Simons20162" /> [[Thumbtack (website)|Thumbtack]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /> [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]],<ref name="Petroff20162" /><ref name="Simons20162" /> [[Asana (software)|Asana]],<ref name="Simons20162" /> [https://www.wizeline.com/ Wizeline]<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=2018-03-08|title=CodeFights Customer Stories: Wizeline {{!}} CodeFights|language=en-US|work=CodeFights|url=http://blog.codefights.com/customer-stories-wizeline/|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> and [[Quora]].<ref name="Simons20162" />


== See also ==
== See also ==


*[[CodinGame]]
*[[Karat]]
*[[HackerRank]]
*[[HackerRank]]
*[[Vettery]]
*[[CoderPad]]
*[[Codility]]


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CodeSignal (formerly CodeFights[1]) is a technical interview and assessment platform operated by American company BrainFights, Inc. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has raised $87.5 million in total funding, with a Series C round in September 2021.[2]

History

CodeSignal was founded in 2014 [3][4] by Tigran Sloyan, Aram Shatakhtsyan, and Felix Desroches.[5]

Initially, developers used CodeFights to compete in head-to-head timed coding challenges.[6] In 2017, CodeFights began to offer an "interview practice" mode[7], as well as a product for recruiters to connect with qualified technical candidates.[8]

In 2018, the company changed its name from CodeFights to CodeSignal and introduced a Coding Score that developers could share with technical recruiters, based on challenges completed on CodeSignal's platform.[9] Since then, the CodeSignal platform has expanded to offer a suite of technical interview and assessment products.

Platform

The CodeSignal platform consists of Tech Screen, Pre-Screen, and Interview products used by technical recruiters and hiring managers to source and qualify candidates for software engineering positions. Users select from a bank of coding tasks, create custom coding questions, or use a skills assessment framework like the General Coding Assessment (GCA). CodeSignal is a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) product that integrates with applicant tracking systems (ATS) like Greenhouse and Lever.

Funding

The company raised an initial $2.5 million in seed funding in April 2015,[10] which included investments by Felicis Ventures (Aydin Senkut), Sutter Hill Ventures (Mike Speiser), LiveRamp CEO Auren Hoffman, Google Shopping Express founder Tom Fallows, Twitter VP of Engineering Raffi Krikorian, Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo and GoDaddy VP of Engineering Marek Olszewski.[6] CodeSignal raised $10 million in November 2016. The Series A funding round was led by e.ventures. Other investors in that round included SV Angel, A Capital, Granatus Ventures,[11] and Felicis Ventures.

CodeSignal raised $35 millions in Series B funding in December 2020, led by Menlo Ventures.[12], followed by a $50 million Series C round led by Index Ventures in September 2021.[2]

Customers

CodeSignal customers include Evernote,[13][14] Uber,[13][11] Thumbtack,[13] Dropbox,[13][11] Asana,[11] Wizeline[15] and Quora.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (10 July 2018). "CodeFights becomes CodeSignal and launches a new ratings system for developers". TechCrunch.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Christine. "CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Eilene. "Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ Simons, John (16 November 2016). "New Site Helps Outsiders Land Tech Jobs". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ Zimmerman, Eilene. "Uber Hires Programmers Who Can Win A Fight With Their Robot". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "This startup thinks competitive programming could be more popular than college football". Business Insider. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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