Hire developers based on real code, not resumes
Replace whiteboard questions and endless take-homes with a 45-minute live coding contest. See how candidates actually build — with AI tools, under pressure, on a real task.
Why it works
Assess skills that actually matter on the job
See real code, not rehearsed answers
A candidate building under a 45-minute timer shows you how they actually think — how they prioritize, what they reach for first, how they use AI tools. Resumes can't capture that.
Assess under realistic conditions
Real engineering has deadlines. A timed contest shows how a candidate performs under pressure — not how they'd answer an algorithm question they've memorized.
Compare candidates side by side
All submissions are stored and viewable after the contest. Compare what different candidates built from the same brief — an objective, apples-to-apples comparison.
vs. traditional hiring
Why contests beat the old way
Take-home assignments
Candidates spend a weekend on it. You get polished, rehearsed work that doesn't reflect day-to-day output. Hard to compare across candidates.
Vibe Coding Game
45 minutes, same task, same tools. You see thinking in progress. Easy to compare. Candidates respect the time investment too.
Whiteboard interviews
Tests memorized algorithm patterns, not practical skills. Stresses candidates in unrealistic ways. Has little correlation with actual job performance.
Vibe Coding Game
Candidates build something real in a browser. The AI assistant mirrors how they'd actually work. You see output, not recall.
Technical phone screens
Hard to evaluate consistently. Relies on the interviewer's ability to assess code in real time. Biased toward confident talkers.
Vibe Coding Game
Everyone submits the same thing in writing. You review code at your own pace. The voting system surfaces what the room thought was best.
The best developers use AI. Test for that.
Banning AI from technical interviews is like banning Google from a job. The developers who will thrive at your company are the ones who know how to leverage AI tools effectively. Vibe Coding Game assesses exactly that skill — how well someone builds with AI, not in spite of it.
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Run your first hiring contest
Invite candidates, set a task, and see who builds the best solution. Free to start — no credit card.