HackerRank opened its Chakra AI interviewer to customers after six months of beta testing. Candidates work in real code repositories with an AI assistant while answering follow-up questions and responding to changing constraints. The assessment covers reasoning and judgment alongside code; employers set the rubric and retain the final hiring decision.
HackerRank made Chakra generally available to customers on October 5 after six months of beta testing. The AI interviewer assesses how a developer reaches an answer as well as the resulting code. TechCrunch’s single report describes an interview shaped by an employer’s assessment rubric, with people retaining responsibility for the final hiring decision. After the session, the hiring manager receives a report detailing the assessment.[1]
Candidates have access to an AI assistant while working in a repository containing real code. Chakra can ask why they chose an approach or introduce a new constraint during the task, testing their response as the problem changes. Founder Vivek Ravisankar describes final code as a less informative measure of ability when AI tools can produce it. Chakra assesses judgment and critical thinking together with the ability to use AI tools.[1]
HackerRank puts the number of customer interviews in the beta above half a million, naming Snowflake, Snorkel and Capgemini among participants. It describes replacing three stages with one session: initial recruiter screening, an assignment completed at home and a meeting with an engineer. The company also reports suspicious-activity flags 70–80 percent below comparable traditional assessments, with variation by geography and seniority. These are the company’s reported measurements, rather than independent findings that the tool improves hiring outcomes.[1]
