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It simulates the actual online coding assessment from different companies, which helps alot in interview preparation
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What is CodeSignal?
CodeSignal is a technical skills assessment platform that enables companies to quickly hire qualified candidates for technical roles. With over 70 coding languages and tools and a built in plagiarism checker, companies can be confident that the candidates they select…
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What is CodeSignal?
CodeSignal is a technical interview solution. According to the vendor, companies of all sizes already use CodeSignal’s Pre-Screen and Interview products to tap into underrepresented pools of candidates, increase speed-to-hire, and increase candidate pipeline yield. Studies have shown that companies who use pre-hire screenings see turnover rates reduce by 39%.
CodeSignal uses technology to predict a candidate’s interview performance. CodeSignal’s predictive assessments go beyond testing only for data structures and algorithms, instead they dive deep into subject-specific assessments. Assessments on CodeSignal’s platform support 38+ programming languages, provides an advanced real-world coding environment, coding scores, and utilize a proprietary AI-powered plagiarism check.
Overview of CodeSignal Features
CodeSignal offers tests in 38+ programming languages in a real life coding environment. Per the vendor, their platform is a “flight simulator for developers” that allows candidates to utilize familiar tools to edit, run and debug their code.
CodeSignal offers keystroke playback and an automated plagiarism checker. The ability to play back the candidate’s keystrokes means that their work can be evaluated by multiple members of the hiring team without the hassle of everyone attending the assessment live. Their AI plagiarism checker searches for suspicious results, such as similarities in candidate responses.
CodeSignal’s assessments can assist companies looking to diversify their teams. Companies can replace a resume screen, and the unconscious bias it may bring, with a coding assessment. Using assessment scores allow them companies to evaluate candidates purely on skill rather than any other factor.
Coding Tests
CodeSignal divides different coding tests up into unit test frameworks that assess a person’s technical skills. Examples of unit test frameworks include:
NUnit for .NET Framework
xUnit or NUnit for .NET Core
JUnit for Java
Mocha/Chai for JavaScript
PHPUnit for PHP
unittest for Python
RSpec for Ruby
UI tests using Galen
UI functionality tests using Puppeteer
Assessments can be set to run in a specific language, or can be language agnostic so that the candidate can complete the test in their preferred language.
Testing job-specific skills allow for companies to pre-screen based on candidate skills and helps to improve the interview to hire ratio, since only qualified candidates will be offered interviews.
Coding Interviews
Companies can use CodeSignal for more than just their screening assessments, as the platform also allows for coding interviews and whiteboard sessions. CodeSignal’s coding interview options are suitable for in-person or virtual interviews. Companies can choose interview tasks from a pre-existing library, or can easily import custom tasks from GitHub.
Using CodeSignal’s interview tool, companies can see how candidates interact with the tools they will use every day on the job and make more informed hiring decisions. Team members can interact with the candidate to evaluate their approach to solving problems.
CodeSignal Features
- Supported: Plagiarism check
- Supported: Sharable results
- Supported: Dedicated customer success manager
- Supported: Custom APIs and webhooks
- Supported: SSO via SAML
- Supported: Premium task library
- Supported: Chrome extension
- Supported: Framework based analysis
- Supported: Predictive coding score
- Supported: Online proctoring
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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CodeSignal is a technical skills assessment platform that enables companies to quickly hire qualified candidates for technical roles. With over 70 coding languages and tools and a built in plagiarism checker, companies can be confident that the candidates they select will be successful in their new roles.
Reviewers rate Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.
The most common users of CodeSignal are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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March 08, 2024
Excellent
It simulates the actual online coding assessment from different companies, which helps alot in interview preparation
- code completion
- innovative problems
- coding assessment
- Curated list
- Resembles actual coding environment
- More coding assessments
- tutorials to solve the problems
- Company wise interview questions
March 05, 2024
Getting a job with CodeSignal!
I use CodeSignal in order to prep for interviews within the software engineering field. This product helps to prep for tech interviews while simultaneously allowing companies to pre-screen candidates in an effective manner. CodeSignal gauges the technical competencies of candidates by asking them four tech questions and then deriving a score based on a multitude of factors like how fast they solve the question and how many test cases they pass etc. This score will then be sent to companies along with a report which is in theory supposed to identify whether candidates are competent enough technically to be moved into the next round. As it pertains to my use case, I was looking for software engineering internships in the summer, and tons of companies used this platform to screen candidates so whether I wanted to or not, it was in my best interest to practice and become familiar with the platform as much as possible.
- CodeSignal is very effective at giving companies a third party way to efficiently screen candidates before moving them into their next rounds of interviewing
- CodeSignal is effective at scoring and judging a candidate's technical competence with a reasonable margin of error
- CodeSignal has a great support team that responds very quickly and handles issues adeptly
- There have been some loopholes identified in terms of approaching the assessments, which can potentially compromise the integrity of the assessment.
- CodeSignal's biggest problem for me is that you can't take an assessment again. You have to wait 14 days. This is tough because if you do a test for one company and you don't like your score, your only options are to send the bad score or wait to take another test which can be problematic due to the strict deadlines some companies impose.
- CodeSignal could use a better way to prepare for the assessments within the website. Maybe like a 'module' on how to approach the test etc. This is because CodeSignal, while providing similar questions like the Leetcode website or the like, will occasionally ask questions that are far different from what is typical in tech interviewing websites.
March 05, 2024
Good but will benefit from continued improvement
As an aspiring software engineer, I have used CodeSignal over the past several months to help me prepare for technical interviews which evaluate my technical problem-solving skills. I have also used CodeSignal to complete technical challenges for various companies to help them make decisions regarding my candidacy. In particular, I have utilized the "interview practice" section extensively to prepare for particular areas where I require improvement.
- Variety of questions separated reasonably into different categories.
- Organized and useful courses.
- Clean and easy-to-use online code editor.
- CodeSignal homepage can be difficult to use; the "recommended next task" isn't always useful or optimal.
- A hidden dropdown menu underneath the brand logo can be hard to find; I had difficulty finding the "interview practice" button. Would be preferred to keep it on the top bar where "my profile", "test center" etc are.
- I don't believe that the CodeSignal currency is useful; it seems to be an unnecessary distraction.
October 11, 2023
CodeSignal is good for assessing junior engineers
CodeSignal is used early on in the interview process to assess software engineers's technical acumen, algorithmic knowledge and overall fluency in a specific coding language. The candidates generally get sent 2 to 3 questions to complete with a specific amount of time. Any candidate with a good score gets to continue the process where they will be further assessed by engineers.
- Testing the skills and knowledge of junior engineers
- Lets reviewers see what the candidates wrote while the exercise was happening and provides an indication of the candidate's thought process
- In my opinion, UI is really bad
At Borderless we are hiring a world-class engineering team to build a global hiring and payments platform. As a startup without any dedicated recruiting personnel, CodeSignal is instrumental in allowing us to qualify and interview candidates.
We use CodeSignal for both screening applications at the beginning of the hiring process, as well as for live coding interviews in the final stages of the process. It is very convenient to have a bank of questions to draw from. We also use it to create custom tests and exercises.
The platform gives a great candidate experience in that the editor is easy to use. It is easy to define and run test cases. It is easy to share the editor and IDE between the candidate and the interviewer. We have received a lot of positive feedback from candidates on the interview experience.
We use CodeSignal for both screening applications at the beginning of the hiring process, as well as for live coding interviews in the final stages of the process. It is very convenient to have a bank of questions to draw from. We also use it to create custom tests and exercises.
The platform gives a great candidate experience in that the editor is easy to use. It is easy to define and run test cases. It is easy to share the editor and IDE between the candidate and the interviewer. We have received a lot of positive feedback from candidates on the interview experience.
- Great candidate experience
- Intuitive interface
- Powerful options for asynchronous / take-home screening exercises
- User friendly live coding / collaborative editing experience
- Seeing or creating reports on tests and candidate submissions
March 15, 2023
Relevant questions and instant evaluations
CodeSignal was used to find suitable talent for software engineering positions.
- Good UI
- Relatively relevant questions to the job
- Automated results
- More IDE colors
March 13, 2023
Interviews done better
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
I interviewed with many companies with CodeSignal. It was the best software I have used for conducting and participating in coding reviews. It’s intuitive and has a lot of great features, as well as maintains a clean interface. It gives a very good environment for coders of all skill levels.
- Code syntax
- Speed, no input lag
- Reliable compiling
- Multi tenant coding
- More libraries
- Updated frameworks
- App context more visible
March 13, 2023
CodeSignal - All the right signals!
CodeSignal is the ideal tool to implement diagnostic tests for prospective hires and current employees seeking promotions. We did not have the bandwidth to set up an internal system for the aforementioned testing; CodeSignal covers this use case for our business. Our scope of usage can be summarized as “knowledge and proficiency testing framework”.
- Easily Understood UI/UX
- Wide variety of testing options
- High availability
- Better post-examination analytics
March 11, 2023
Valuable Product.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use CodeSignal for technical interviews and coding interview practice. The product is beneficial for software engineers who want to brush up on their skills. Companies often send CodeSignal technical interviews to screen their candidates, and CodeSignal also offers services to allow users to complete practice questions on their websites.
- Identifying industry needs.
- Simplifying the interview process.
- Providing a resource for job seekers.
- the flexibility of learning plans.
- The user profile should be optional.
March 08, 2023
Practicing for tech interviews? This is it
I use it to prepare for coding interviews since it offers a real-like interview against the clock.
- Great user interface
- Provide real-like problems
- Simulates a real interview
- Have a debugger available
- Have a discussion forum
March 07, 2023
Roblox assessment with codesignal
I used it for a coding assessment for Roblox to test my coding skills. This helped Roblox to assess how much coding I knew and know whether or not I would be a good fit for the role based on their expectations for what a good candidate for the role could do.
- Testing Applicants
- User Interface
- Questions for technical interviews
- Checking for cheaters
- User experience
- Autocomplete features
March 07, 2023
Great experience for Interviews.
I used CodeSignal as practice for interviews as well as performing the actual interview. When using CodeSignal, the evaluation is purely performance-based and automated, which reduces the likelihood of biases that may influence traditional interviews. By using their platform for both practice and actual interviews, I was able to become more comfortable with the types of problems I would encounter.
- User Interface.
- Practice Problems.
- Scoring Guide.
- More practice problems.
- Guides to approach for study.
I didn't use it in my organization; I used it as a person attempting to get into Zoom for a software engineering position. However, it did act as a good way for zoom to assess my capabilities, and for me to practice coding problems and gain practical experience for other engineering positions, too.
- Good UI
- Easy to understand
- Breadth of content
- User-friendly testing interface
- More clarity on coding report would be great
March 05, 2023
CodeSignals for University Labs.
As a student in engineering, we had to conduct various labs. In the case of code signals, our operating system lab involved installing the program Keil vision which lets you program the board. I, like many other engineers, purchased an Apple Silicon computer recently. Because of that, native support for Keil did not exist, meaning I would have to remote into a Windows computer or do various other expensive options. Code Signals was a good mix where it was very affordable and a one-time purchase (without updates) and allowed me to complete the lab. I would highly recommend it.
- Cheap.
- One Time Purchase.
- Maybe UI.
- Have a clearer list of what apps work.
March 05, 2023
Coding Made Easy...
The platform is amazing for new coders and people who want to learn to code. The use case lies pretty much in all IT organizations who want to attract good coding talent.. an amazing platform for preparing for coding interviews and for organizations who want to conduct coding interviews. I was amazed by the platform's UI when I first used it for one of my coding interviews.
- The UI of the platform is amazing and very user-friendly.
- The clarity on how an interview test is assessed is great and very easy to understand.
- Automated coding tests that companies can use.
- Amazing practice tests on the platform.
- The range of scores given to a individual can be better explained.
- The practice tests given on the platform are too easy and can be improved to match the level of the actual test.
March 05, 2023
Cracking the Coding Challenge with CodeSignal.
CodeSignal is an online platform that offers a suite of tools for technical recruiting and skills assessment. It provides a comprehensive solution for evaluating technical skills, identifying top talent, and optimizing the hiring process.
- Skills Assessment.
- Interviewing: CodeSignal also offers tools for conducting technical interviews.
- Learning & Development: CodeSignal offers a range of resources for learning and development, including coding challenges, tutorials, and courses.
- Talent Acquisition: Finding and recruiting top technical talent is a major challenge for many organizations. CodeSignal can help organizations identify the most qualified candidates quickly and efficiently, reducing time-to-hire and improving the quality of hires.
March 01, 2023
Great for interview practice
I currently use CodeSignal to prepare for my coding interviews since many big companies use this platform to conduct their own technical assessments. It is a great way to prepare since you have a real feeling of the experience, you get asked similar type of questions, get to interact with the interface and in addition to that, you have to complete within certain amount of time.
- User experience
- Provide real interview questions
- Feedback on your results
- Make discussion section
- Have their questions divided into more sections
November 23, 2022
Users take on Codesignal
I'm just a user. I had to use it for taking coding assessments for various different companies. The business problem that code signal addresses is that it helps out companies with automating or filtering candidates based on code signal performance. This indicator will allow them to move faster with their interview process.
- Clean Design
- Intuitive Experience
- Easy of Use
- Randomness on the tests
November 23, 2022
Satisfaction guaranteed
Satisfaction guaranteed and definitely.
- Easy to use, set up, and configure.
- User-friendly UI.
- Adding notes to facilitate the exchange of candidates' information between applicants' users.
- The applicant design is not up to date, needs some additional customizations.
- Can be a bit hectic when the numbers of applicants increase, to manage price.
- Mailchimp support has been a bit lacking.
November 03, 2022
Hiring process made easier
I've used it in the interviewing process for my company for the process of hiring when I applied for the job and we are still using it for the purpose of hiring other candidates. It's mainly used to find out interesting coding problems and given to the candidates for solving.
- Problems provided are appropriate and challenging
- Hiring process
- Helps in overall still building
- Better explaining the problem statement
- Can never stop getting better and more interesting problems
- Ranking system
October 31, 2022
This is really helpful if you want to scale quickly.
We used Codesignal during our interview process, which allowed us to effectively and quickly evaluate candidates for our core software engineering requirements. Especially for a startup with very few resources, it becomes imperative to have correct filtering tools at your disposal to automatically reduce the pool of applicants to invest in the interview time of the engineers; Codesignal helped us achieve this and scale our team within a month.
- Developer assessment.
- Skill evaluation.
- Coding score.
- Web Interface.
October 27, 2022
Experience with Codesignal.
We use CodeSignal to enable easy code demonstration between current and future employees. The problems it addresses deal with creating a bridge between two users to allow code to be shared and displayed easily. Most use cases deal with interviews and new hires, but code demonstration is applicable to current employees as well.
- Low latency.
- Good layout.
- Easy for interviewees to use.
- Simple view option with problem description and terminal.
- Use of external IDE.
- Color schemes.
October 23, 2022
CodeSignal : Some good, Some bad.
My work does not require me to use CodeSignal. I have been using it to practice coding problems and prepare for my interviews. This has been useful for me to do a guided set of problems belonging to a coding category.
- It has IDE, which helps you put debugging statements and run code which helps to find bugs or verify results when practicing coding.
- It also has dedicated Java Spring-related questions that mimic what is being worked on in the real-world (Creating APIs etc.).
- It definitely lets import/support more libraries than other coding platforms out there.
- It needs to expand its use case to another actual working environment beyond Java and spring (not sure if it supports everything today).
- The ones which have 3 or 4 questions to be completed within 1 hour is really bad for people who code in Java and provide a HUGE advantage to people who code in python.
- Modify the question based on the language chosen; only then the time limit will make sense.
October 23, 2022
Codesignal helps us hire better.
Codesignal helps us select interns. We apply tests for them, and it provides valuable information about the skills of the candidates. This method allows us to concentrate on social skills rather than technical skills. And it also prevents candidates who are not ready to be part of our team from reaching presential interviews.
- Evaluate technical skills.
- Evaluate logical reasoning.
- Evaluate candidate speed.
- Browsers compatibility.
- Natural language support.
- Pseudocode support.
October 23, 2022
Coding better , skills improving, CodeSignal
I use it to solve home assignments and review my code, and in general, I use it to solve multiple problems to improve my problem-solving techniques and mindset as well I use it to practice for my interviews. The product offers many questions that appeared in many companies, and it is well organized and helpful, so I can take questions from there and practice them or interview candidates with those questions.
- Problems variety.
- The design and UI of the website.
- The environment of the coding and testing is done very well.
- Offer solutions for the problems.
- Open a blog for discussion.
- Reveal the test cases for the user to debug the code faster.
- Offer more ui design for the user to choose as he like.