CodeSignal Reviews & Insights

Score9.2 out of 10

175 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for CodeSignal are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Effective Screening Process: Users have appreciated CodeSignal's efficient candidate evaluation process, finding it valuable for assessing technical competence.

Responsive Support Team: Reviewers have noted the responsiveness and helpfulness of CodeSignal's support team, enhancing the overall user experience.

Variety of Well-Organized Questions: Customers have praised the platform for its wide range of well-organized questions, which provide insights into candidates' thought processes.

User Experience: Users highlighted the exceptional candidate experience facilitated by an intuitive interface and options for both asynchronous and live coding exercises.

High Accuracy: The platform was also commended for its code syntax accuracy, reliable compiling speeds, multi-tenant coding capabilities, diverse question sets, good UI design, relevant questions aligned with industry needs automated results real-like problems simulating genuine interview experiences.

CodeSignal Reviews

58 Reviews

Enterprises (1,001+ employees)

CodeSignal is good for assessing junior engineers

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

October 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

CodeSignal is used early on in the interview process to assess software engineers's technical acumen, algorithmic knowledge and overall fluency in a specific coding language. The candidates generally get sent 2 to 3 questions to complete with a specific amount of time. Any candidate with a good score gets to continue the process where they will be further assessed by engineers.

Pros

Testing the skills and knowledge of junior engineers
Lets reviewers see what the candidates wrote while the exercise was happening and provides an indication of the candidate's thought process

Cons

In my opinion, UI is really bad

Likelihood to Recommend

CodeSignal can be useful to help determine the knowledge of engineers on more theoretical topics.
In my experience, CodeSignal can be very useful for more junior roles, and in particular when you receive a lot of applications and you need to have more data points on candidates before deciding whether or not to move forward with more interviews

Verified User

Contributor in Human Resources (Computer Software company, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Interviews done better

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 13, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I interviewed with many companies with CodeSignal. It was the best software I have used for conducting and participating in coding reviews. It’s intuitive and has a lot of great features, as well as maintains a clean interface. It gives a very good environment for coders of all skill levels.

Pros

Code syntax
Speed, no input lag
Reliable compiling
Multi tenant coding

Cons

More libraries
Updated frameworks
App context more visible

Likelihood to Recommend

If conducting interviews, CodeSignal is best in class and offers a full suite of modern, functional features to support developers and engineers of all experience levels. It allows quick editing and returns time to the interview by being dependable and efficient. I would use CodeSignal as the basis for all technical coding interviews as it allows reusability and standardizing across a big organization.

Daniel Dingess

Senior Software Engineer in Engineering at Capital One (Banking, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Valuable Product.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use CodeSignal for technical interviews and coding interview practice. The product is beneficial for software engineers who want to brush up on their skills. Companies often send CodeSignal technical interviews to screen their candidates, and CodeSignal also offers services to allow users to complete practice questions on their websites.

Pros

Identifying industry needs.
Simplifying the interview process.
Providing a resource for job seekers.

Cons

the flexibility of learning plans.
The user profile should be optional.

Likelihood to Recommend

CodeSignal is very well suited for the interview process. It streamlined the candidate experience and allows companies to manage their job applicants. I think it is less appropriate for use as a practice tool because there are alternatives that do it better. I think that CodeSignal is useful for students and employers.

Kobe Zhent

Student at School (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Nice, although I'm not sure this survey is best suited for me.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

March 6, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I didn't use it in my organization; I used it as a person attempting to get into Zoom for a software engineering position. However, it did act as a good way for zoom to assess my capabilities, and for me to practice coding problems and gain practical experience for other engineering positions, too.

Pros

Good UI
Easy to understand
Breadth of content
User-friendly testing interface

Cons

More clarity on coding report would be great

Likelihood to Recommend

Its really good if you want to practice working on your engineering skills. Also, if I happened to need to look for employees for a position, CodeSignal would provide a very easy way to filter out good/bad applicants. Its also very good to get a gague of how you are at coding relative to many others around the world.

Verified User

Employee in Customer Service (Computer Software company, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

CodeSignals for University Labs.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 5, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a student in engineering, we had to conduct various labs. In the case of code signals, our operating system lab involved installing the program Keil vision which lets you program the board. I, like many other engineers, purchased an Apple Silicon computer recently. Because of that, native support for Keil did not exist, meaning I would have to remote into a Windows computer or do various other expensive options. Code Signals was a good mix where it was very affordable and a one-time purchase (without updates) and allowed me to complete the lab. I would highly recommend it.

Pros

Cheap.
One Time Purchase.

Cons

Maybe UI.
Have a clearer list of what apps work.

Likelihood to Recommend

If CodeSignals has the app that you need on an Apple Silicon mac it's awesome. Obviously, if it doesn't you'll need to look elsewhere.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (Computer Software company, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Coding Made Easy...

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 5, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The platform is amazing for new coders and people who want to learn to code. The use case lies pretty much in all IT organizations who want to attract good coding talent.. an amazing platform for preparing for coding interviews and for organizations who want to conduct coding interviews. I was amazed by the platform's UI when I first used it for one of my coding interviews.

Pros

The UI of the platform is amazing and very user-friendly.
The clarity on how an interview test is assessed is great and very easy to understand.
Automated coding tests that companies can use.
Amazing practice tests on the platform.

Cons

The range of scores given to a individual can be better explained.
The practice tests given on the platform are too easy and can be improved to match the level of the actual test.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think code signal is one of the best platforms for organizations to better test the resource for their coding skills. Its way of conducting the test saves engineering time, reduces the risks that hiring companies have in technical interviews, and provides a cheating-free environment. The platform can be improved to make the new learners practice well on the platform and get used to it.

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Cracking the Coding Challenge with CodeSignal.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 5, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

CodeSignal is an online platform that offers a suite of tools for technical recruiting and skills assessment. It provides a comprehensive solution for evaluating technical skills, identifying top talent, and optimizing the hiring process.

Pros

Skills Assessment.
Interviewing: CodeSignal also offers tools for conducting technical interviews.
Learning & Development: CodeSignal offers a range of resources for learning and development, including coding challenges, tutorials, and courses.

Cons

Talent Acquisition: Finding and recruiting top technical talent is a major challenge for many organizations. CodeSignal can help organizations identify the most qualified candidates quickly and efficiently, reducing time-to-hire and improving the quality of hires.

Likelihood to Recommend

When a job has thousands of applications, one can use CodeSignal to filter out the best suitable candidates.

Verified User

Representative in Engineering (Computer Software company, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Great for interview practice

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 1, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I currently use CodeSignal to prepare for my coding interviews since many big companies use this platform to conduct their own technical assessments. It is a great way to prepare since you have a real feeling of the experience, you get asked similar type of questions, get to interact with the interface and in addition to that, you have to complete within certain amount of time.

Pros

User experience
Provide real interview questions
Feedback on your results

Cons

Make discussion section
Have their questions divided into more sections

Likelihood to Recommend

CodeSignal is very suitable if you want to experience what a real world interview is like under time pressure

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (Computer Software company, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

CodeSignal : Some good, Some bad.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 23, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My work does not require me to use CodeSignal. I have been using it to practice coding problems and prepare for my interviews. This has been useful for me to do a guided set of problems belonging to a coding category.

Pros

It has IDE, which helps you put debugging statements and run code which helps to find bugs or verify results when practicing coding.
It also has dedicated Java Spring-related questions that mimic what is being worked on in the real-world (Creating APIs etc.).
It definitely lets import/support more libraries than other coding platforms out there.

Cons

It needs to expand its use case to another actual working environment beyond Java and spring (not sure if it supports everything today).
The ones which have 3 or 4 questions to be completed within 1 hour is really bad for people who code in Java and provide a HUGE advantage to people who code in python.
Modify the question based on the language chosen; only then the time limit will make sense.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is less suited for the case where one uses Java and has to deal with so much verbosity. Then it makes no sense to compare people who choose java with people who choose Python.

Kajal Singh

Senior Applications Engineer in Engineering at ADP (Computer Software, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Codesignal helps us hire better.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 23, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Codesignal helps us select interns. We apply tests for them, and it provides valuable information about the skills of the candidates. This method allows us to concentrate on social skills rather than technical skills. And it also prevents candidates who are not ready to be part of our team from reaching presential interviews.

Pros

Evaluate technical skills.
Evaluate logical reasoning.
Evaluate candidate speed.

Cons

Browsers compatibility.
Natural language support.
Pseudocode support.

Likelihood to Recommend

CodeSignal is very well suited when you want to get fast and accurate feedback about a candidate's technical skills. It allows you to concentrate on other aspects of the candidate, like social skills, and filter candidates that are not technically ready for the challenge. It's not so appropriate to evaluate logical reasoning.

Verified User

Analyst in Corporate (Public Policy company, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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