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A $500+ billion company is now using our next-gen style assessments. When was the last time you heard candidates praising a technical interview process? But it's what happens when you design assessments that work with developers, not against them. Here's the shift we're seeing: the most effective hiring processes don't ask candidates to prove themselves in artificial environments. They create opportunities to demonstrate skills in contexts that mirror real work. When you design assessments this way, using tools they'd actually use on the job, you get better signal and better candidate experience. This $500+ billion company understood that. And they're seeing the results in both candidate satisfaction and hiring quality.

New edition of Last Week in AI just dropped. This week: • Cursor adds multi-agent control inside your IDE • GitHub rolls out Agent HQ and Plan Mode • OpenAI ships Aardvark to catch and patch security flaws • Chrome DevTools gets Gemini-powered trace debugging • Claude memory starts rolling out to individual users Developers are spending less time typing and more time deciding how work is structured. Read the full newsletter ⬇️

There's no shortage of AI learning content online. Problem is, most of it doesn't actually teach you to ship anything. HackerRank Learn is different. It's built around hands-on projects, from intro ML concepts to deploying your own models and agents. You learn by building, not just watching tutorials. Whether you're a developer looking to add AI to your toolkit or transitioning into ML, this helps you go from theory to deployed projects. Join the waitlist from the link in the comments.

Last Week in AI — 2nd Edition is live. From OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas to Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5 and Microsoft’s OS-level Copilot rollout, AI is moving deeper into infrastructure and spreading wider across the workforce. Catch the biggest developer-focused stories, new HackerRank releases, and what they mean for how we hire, build, and code with AI. Read the full roundup 👇

We brought together a few of our customers from in and around NYC at our CAB event to discuss what's next for developer hiring and upskilling. 35 floors above Manhattan at the Mandarin Oriental, we had honest conversations about building products that actually meet the needs of hiring and upskilling next-gen developers. Great food, great conversations, and already looking forward to the next one. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

The table is set at our Customer Advisory Board in NYC. Brilliant minds, Manhattan views, and the question that matters: How do we hire and upskill the next generation of developer talent?

Next-gen developers don’t just write code. They orchestrate AI. That shift is redefining which skills matter and how teams hire and upskill. Our October release introduces next-generation content and experiences that reflect how developers build with AI. We’ve also launched the new HackerRank Desktop App to ensure every assessment remains fair and transparent, and introduced AI-powered enhancements that streamline workflows for hiring teams. Explore the full release from the link in first comment.

AI is changing how software gets built. Next-gen developers code with AI and spend more time reviewing code than writing it. This shifts everything about how you attract, hire, and upskill talent. Join our October '25 release livestream to see what this means for your hiring. What's new: 1) AI assisted IDE with latest models delivering faster, smarter suggestions plus certified assessments that separate vibe coders from production engineers 2) Help your existing developers become next-gen developers with SkillUp’s AI Engineer certification 3) Auto-scored code review that evaluates how candidates review and reason about code 4) Maintain integrity with enhanced Proctor Mode, Secure Mode, and the brand new HackerRank app 5) Boost your team's productivity with AI powered Scorecard Assist and reusable workflows Register now so you don’t miss it.

We're hiring JavaScript experts to build real-world coding challenges. The role: Create challenges that companies use to hire developers, and get paid up to $5,000/month for it. Link in comments to join the hiring challenge 👇