Evaluate developers on what actually matters
The technical hiring platform that tells you who can build — not just who looks good on paper.
Stop hiring developers based on puzzles that have nothing to do with shipping high quality software. Give them a real microservice to build, with real infrastructure, and know exactly who you're hiring.
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Real-World Coding Challenges
Leverage real-world coding challenges to discover the true potential of your candidates.
Candidates Build a Real Microservice
All of our coding challenges require candidates to create a real microservice from scratch. Their microservice will be automatically deployed and evaluated in a live production environment, we take care of the whole evaluation process.
This assessment strategy allows us to test skills that would be impossible to test with traditional algorithmic coding challenges. Thanks to this strategy, we can provide accurate data about your candidates' skills, helping you to avoid costly hiring mistakes.
Explore Coding Challenges arrow_forwardWhy microservices as coding challenges
Candidates build a real microservice from scratch — the same kind of work they'd do on the job.
We automatically deploy and evaluate the candidate's code in a live environment. No human intervention needed.
A single microservice challenge covers databases, APIs, message queues, architecture, testing, and more — all at once.
See exactly how candidates would perform on the job, helping you avoid costly hiring mistakes.
Better Conditions, Better Signal
Traditional assessments put candidates in artificial environments with countdown timers and unfamiliar editors. The result? You're measuring stress tolerance, not engineering skill — and your best candidates drop out before finishing.
Codigrade removes those barriers. Candidates use their own IDE, work without time pressure, and build something that mirrors actual production work. They perform at their best — and you get an accurate picture of what they'll deliver on day one.
Their IDE, Their Best Work
When candidates work in the tools they know, you see their real output quality — not how fast they can learn an unfamiliar browser editor.
No Time Pressure, No False Negatives
Removing the countdown timer means thoughtful, senior-level candidates aren't penalized. You stop filtering out the people you actually want to hire.
Higher Completion, Stronger Pipeline
Candidates enjoy the challenge and actually finish it. Fewer drop-offs mean a larger pool of evaluated talent for you to choose from.
A Fundamentally Different Approach
Most assessment platforms test how well candidates solve puzzles. We test how well they build software.
Accurately Identify Great Developers
All of our coding challenges ensure developers have the skills that matter the most to perform on the job.
Code Quality
92%Clean architecture, error handling, and best practices for scalable code.
API Specification
90%Designing and implementing APIs that other services depend on.
Databases
78%Efficiently storing and retrieving data across different database systems.
Message Queues
65%Event-driven architecture, message queues, and broker experience.
Autonomy
88%Implementing requirements independently — the most valuable developer skill.
Integration
85%Communicating safely with databases, queues, and other services.
Code Quality
92%Clean architecture, error handling, and best practices for scalable code.
API Specification
90%Designing and implementing APIs that other services depend on.
Databases
78%Efficiently storing and retrieving data across different database systems.
Message Queues
65%Event-driven architecture, message queues, and broker experience.
Autonomy
88%Implementing requirements independently — the most valuable developer skill.
Integration
85%Communicating safely with databases, queues, and other services.
Hire Top-Tier Developers, Faster
No bias, maximum accuracy, reduced time-to-hire.
See How They Actually Code
Candidates build a real microservice from scratch. You see how they structure code, write tests, handle errors, follow best practices, and integrate with databases and APIs — all before making an offer.
Evaluate at Scale, Automatically
Every submission is deployed, tested, and graded without human intervention. Screen 10 candidates or 1,000 — the effort is the same.
Only Interview the Best
Stop scheduling rounds of technical interviews just to filter candidates. Send an assessment link first, then interview only those who prove they can do the job.
How It Works
Easy to use. No setup required.
Pick the Right Challenge
Browse our library of coding challenges and select the one that best matches your open role. Each challenge targets different skills — from REST APIs and databases to event-driven architectures.
Send an Assessment Link
Configure the allowed programming languages, then share a unique assessment link with your candidate. No scheduling, no coordination — they start when they're ready.
Candidate Builds a Microservice
The candidate opens the link, reads the requirements, picks their preferred language, and builds a real microservice in their own IDE. No time pressure — they submit when they're satisfied with their work.
We Deploy, Test & Grade
We automatically provision an environment with real infrastructure components, deploy the candidate's service, and run an automated test suite to grade their work — no human review, no inconsistency.
Review Detailed Results
You receive an email as soon as the evaluation is complete. Open the portal to see a detailed breakdown by skill, plus download the candidate's source code.
Pricing
Every paid plan can be cancelled at any time or upgraded to a higher-tier plan.
FREE
Explore and Experience the Basics
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STARTUP
Accelerate Your Growth
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SCALEUP
Unlock Your Potential
- check_circle 30 assessments / month
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Contact Us
Email us at contact@codigrade.com or message us here.
Why We Built Codigrade
We saw firsthand how broken developer hiring was. Algorithmic puzzles that don't reflect real work. Manual reviews that don't scale. Good developers rejected, bad hires slipping through.
Built by Engineers
Our team has spent years building production systems. We designed Codigrade around the skills that actually matter on the job.
Obsessed with Fairness
Every candidate gets the same environment, the same conditions, and the same objective evaluation. No bias, no subjectivity.
Small Team, Big Mission
We're a small, dedicated team shipping fast and talking to customers every day. Every feature exists because a real user asked for it.
We believe the hiring industry needs better tools — not more résumé screening, not more whiteboard interviews, but real assessments that show how developers actually work. That's what we're building.
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