GoKawiilHackerRank launches Chakra, an AI agent that conducts and evaluates coding interviews
HackerRank is rolling out Chakra, an AI interviewer that has conducted more than 500,000 interviews during a six-month beta involving companies like Snowflake, Snorkel and Capgemini. The tool watches candidates work through real code repositories, assessing not just final answers but reasoning, judgment and how effectively they collaborate with AI tools.
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By measuring how candidates use AI rather than penalizing it, HackerRank's approach suggests hiring assessments may be shifting to account for a world where AI assistance is ubiquitous and output alone no longer signals skill. CEO Vivek Ravisankar frames this as a response to the fact that anyone can now produce a polished artifact, making the underlying thought process the more valuable signal for employers to evaluate.
- Chakra is now generally available after conducting over 500,000 beta interviews.
- It evaluates candidates' reasoning and 'AI fluency,' not just correct answers.
- Early adopters include Snowflake, Snorkel and Capgemini.
Source: techcrunch.com — Jagmeet Singh, 2026-10-05
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