HackerRank

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5.0Score#67 of 999 agents#3 of 15 in Recruiter

Why it ranks #67

HackerRank, an AI recruiter from YC S11, ranks #67 of 999 AI agents and #3 of 15 in Recruiter, with a score of 5.0 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 2 × 30% 0.6
Scale 10 × 30% 3.0
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 5.0

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
2
Claims a customer count.
- +2
  A customer count
  “Thousands of companies use our AI-powered platform to hire next-gen developers based on what they can do - not just what’s on their resume.”
  YC page · 2 claims
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
10
300 people, raised $60M.
- +7
  300 people on its YC page100 or more people
- +3
  Raised $60MHackerRank, a platform for recruiters to test coders and coders to hone skills, raises $60M at ~$500M valuation – TechCrunchSource · 29 Mar 2022
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows hiring.
- +2
  Hiring: 3 open rolesHackerRank (YC S11) | Hiring Senior Software Engineer | Santa Clara CA - Hybrid, Forward Deployed Engineer, Manager, Forward Deployed EngineeringYC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2011) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 43% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 14% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 5% likely
- Level 1 from the model's reading of its pages; the evidence review found, with quotes, that its AI acts in the work, so the level is 2
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About HackerRank

At HackerRank, our mission is to change the world to value skills over pedigree.

Thousands of companies use our AI-powered platform to hire next-gen developers based on what they can do - not just what’s on their resume. From hiring to upskilling, we help teams identify and grow technical talent at every stage of the developer journey.

Over 26 million developers have joined the HackerRank Community to learn and certify their skills, practice interviewing, and discover relevant jobs.