Repeat applicants never see the same test
Our assessments draw from a versioned bank of question variants across types and difficulty levels, so a second attempt gets a different exam.
We Rejected 11,199+ Engineers Last Year.
The developers who reach your shortlist have cleared six gates that most candidates never see.
1.95%
Acceptance 20256-8hrs
Per developerTrusted by leading brands and startups
Rigorous by design.
Not by accident.
6-8 hours of work goes into every developer we admit, across assessment, human review and live interviews. The top 2% get through.
Meet HiveMind. The Recruiting OS
Behind Every Gate.
Every gate on this page runs on HiveMind, the recruiting OS built by our sister company. It gives our team the machinery below; our senior engineers make every final call.
Our assessments draw from a versioned bank of question variants across types and difficulty levels, so a second attempt gets a different exam.
Behavioural analysis runs across each assessment: paste detection, per-question risk levels, and flags our engineers review before a score counts.
Every question's strength is tracked against thousands of scored answers. Weak ones get flagged and retired from the bank.
Per-question performance, completion and difficulty analytics sit behind every score, and a senior engineer signs off before a developer reaches your shortlist.
The Process
Every gate is monitored for integrity: per-question behavioural analysis, risk scoring and session flagging.
Only 2% accepted
100%11,422
23%
13%
7%
4%
2%223
01Applied
02Screened
03Assessed
04Project
05Interview
06Joined
Experience verification
Work history · References
Technical screening
AI-assisted skill analysis
Recorded responses · Scored on reasoning
Project assessment
Simulated production build
Live technical interviews
Two senior engineers · Live pair programming
Soft skills screening
Structured behavioural interview · Human review
Engineer showcase
One developer from the current roster, with their real assessment record. A new engineer every month.
Michael U.
$30.99/ hrFrontend Engineer
Bachelor’s Degree - Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Member since Aug 2024
Michael U. is a Frontend Engineer with several years of experience in building scalable and efficient web applications. Michael primarily works with React, Next.js, and Redux Toolkit to develop front-end applications.
See the full profileMongoDBNodeJSJavascriptReactNextJSAWSTypescriptReact Native
Vetting record
General Coding Assessment100%
- Perfect score on SQL Question, Difficulty Hardhard
- Great score on Two Algorithm Questions, Difficulty Mediummedium
Project Assessment100%
- Perfect score on React Context API
Projects
SabiPost E-commerce
Developed the front-end for SabiPost, an e-commerce platform featuring a bidding system
mySME App
Developed the front-end of a mobile application, mySME App, designed to serve as a comprehensive digital platform for various business needs
How applicants compare
Michael’s result on each assessment is the real recorded score. The spread it sits against is illustrative: applicant-level scores are not retained.
Avg applicants · 50%
Michael · 100%
Assessment score (0-100)We built this because
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Who reviews candidatesRecruiters or HR generalistsSenior engineers, every one with 7+ years commercial experience
Assessment depth1-3 hour technical screen6 gates, within 1 week, real production simulation
What you receiveCV + interviewer notesFull 6 gates assessment record with scores
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