What do you like best about the product?

The code editor is easy to navigate with many programming languages options to code in. The debugger provides clear information about errors.

What do you dislike about the product?

The end result/score shown after submitting the coding challenge does not reflect the feedback. My code had passed 7/8 test cases but I got a score of 191/300. I did not understand why my score was so less.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I got familiar with CodeSignal through a Company Coding Challenge round. It provides a score after submission and also one can check the number of test cases passed.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Great platform to check your coding skills.

What do you like best about the product?

I like that a real interview environment is simulated on the platform (e.g timing each question, detailing requirements of the question...). I also really like the variety of programming languages so if you get stuck in one programming language and decide you want to switch to another one, it is as easy as clicking on a drop down menu!

What do you dislike about the product?

I have only had good experiences thus far with this platform. I do think that it would be nice to have coding solutions that carry over when switching programming languages (yes, I am aware that syntax could be a hurdle but I still think it would be a cool implementation).

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helped me prepare for a really important coding interview and all the practice questions reaffirmed my abilities. I intend on using this platform moving forward to sharpen my skills.

What do you like best about the product?

The User Interface for CodeSignal has always been better than its competitors.

What do you dislike about the product?

I recently took an interview using the CodeSignal Assessment platform, and it was awful. I will give it to CodeSignal for being the most thorough in terms of using technologies to their advantage. However, their reliance on these technologies left me as the interviewee uncomfortable and paranoid throughout the interview. Here are my thoughts about the troubled areas:

1) I was directed to Canvas to take the assessment, and they gave me two options. The first was to sign up to Canvas as a new user, and the second was to sign in as a teacher for what I assume is a NGO. The problem I faced was that I wasn't a new user since I've used canvas with my professional email in other courses, and I wasn't a teacher for this NGO. I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out how I might take the assessment since there was no directions given for my scenario.

2) I get that CodeSignal wants to restrict 'cheating' on the assessment, and they want to replicate the white boarding processes of larger companies. But having to scan my room, turn on my microphone, turn on my webcam, monitor my browser actions, limit the number of screens to one, etc. made me feel like I was a threat to the organization. Interviewees are trying to assess whether they can be an asset on a company's team, and yet right away I felt like someone who needed to be 'dealt with', and someone who can't be trusted.

3) This strict monitoring of browser actions might bring in candidates who know one specific language like the back of their hand, but also restricts candidates who are great engineers who forget syntax and remember parts of a languages nuances but need reminding. The difference between a live whiteboarding session and a fully monitored recorded interview is that in a whiteboarding session there is someone their to ask about these small cases. Also, these recorded interviews rely heavily on working implementations which require perfect code. This can be problematic if the interviewee can't look up documentation. It would be nice to have a whitelist of sites that are available to the interviewee.

4) After having taken the assessment, I was grateful for the wake up call that even having work experience in the industry doesn't mean I can ace these technical assessments. From this experience I know that I have much to learn, and will continue practicing my algorithms and data structures. That being said, I can also safely assume that these assessments give recent college graduates an advantage since the assessments mimic college exams more than it mimics problem solving in the industry. I think that technical assessments will always have a 'college examination' quality, but I hope they will start progressing towards the type of problem solving one might face day to day as an engineer.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Utilizing some of the data structures that I've practiced on CodeSignal at work. Improved the performance of our application.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

The developer and interviewee experience has suffered from what it once was. Still working through beta changes for interview assessments. Check back once the company has grown, and can handle making engineers an priority.

What do you like best about the product?

The UI very user-friendly, and multiple languages are available;
Many interesting coding questions are available.

What do you dislike about the product?

Maybe more coding questions should be added, more difficult questions about algorithm and data structures are needed;
Maybe questions about database, system design and operating system could be added there.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I coded to solve some interview questions related to linked list, C++ STL, sorting and searching.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Recommend

What do you like best about the product?

I enjoyed the UI of the application and also the ability to see the test cases that I needed to meet for each coding question. The existence of the hidden test cases also prompted me to try and cover solutions that I could not think of immediately.

What do you dislike about the product?

Nothing really, throughout the whole coding test I did not have any issues with using the application.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used it while interviewing for a job position, but I did appreciate that it was a straightforward way to demonstrate my coding abilities.

What do you like best about the product?

The autocomplete of code and suggestion of methods for data structures was helpful. I did not have to spend time cross-checking the API's. I could code faster and debug faster

What do you dislike about the product?

The auto-complete suggestion of methods for data-structures can be improved to show the useful methods on priority

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I gave my coding test on CodeSignal platform

What do you like best about the product?

Website interface very nice and easy to use.
The challenges are really great, well explained and with examples of input/output.
We can submit custom tests

What do you dislike about the product?

Actually, there is nothing i dislike on the website.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Improve my skill in problem solving, and knowledge in algorithms.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Try the website, and understand why CodeSignal is great.

What do you like best about the product?

The user-friendly interface and the easy code complier. It was overall a good experience.

What do you dislike about the product?

I don't have anything dislike here as it satisfies all of my basic needs.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

NA

What do you like best about the product?

It was an amazing experience to take a coding test in this platform. I strongly recommend any recruiter to try this platform to hire the right candidates. I'm hooked to code signal since it offers variety of coding challenges to enrich your coding skills. I've invited some of my friends too to use code signal to practice their coding skills.

What do you dislike about the product?

I don't have anything that I dislike about this platform.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use code signal to enrich my coding knowledge. I'll be recommending this platform for future recruitment process from my personal experience.

What do you like best about the product?

CodeSignal provides tons of tasks and more than 30 types of different languages to solve them. Your code can be edited in the cloud from any machine connected to the internet which is pretty useful to learn new algorithms while you are in idle at work or at home. It also gives you access to other users code which is nice to see if your solution is ideal (slow, well structured) or not.

What do you dislike about the product?

I've spent almost 3 months at CodeSignal and found difficult to find code friends at my regional location. And I don't know if it is the right place to search for a fast job opportunity, which is my main focus at the moment.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've improved my agility to deal with big data analysis at my company, specially by doing daily challenges at CodeSignal by using the Julia language.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Use it to improve your coding capabilities and to practice for a future interview.