The task
Solve a known algorithm problem
Fix a bug, add a feature or improve a design in an existing codebase
Why HirePrise
Test how they think and how they build. Run the DSA round for core fundamentals, the engineering round for real-world execution, or both.
DSA round
Engineering roundThe task
Solve a known algorithm problem
Fix a bug, add a feature or improve a design in an existing codebase
Starting point
An empty editor
A real, working project, set up the way your team’s is
The brief
Input and expected output
A PM document or a customer ticket, with the business rules and reference tables
AI
Blocked, and any model still solves it in seconds
Allowed, expected and measured
Grading
Test cases pass or fail
Hidden suite, code quality, an interview on their own code, and how they used AI
Tells you
Whether the fundamentals are there
Whether they can ship production work, and how they use AI while doing it
DSA roundEngineering round
Engineering roundStarting point
An empty editor
A real, working project, set up the way your team’s is
The brief
Input and expected output
A PM document or a customer ticket, with the business rules and reference tables
AI
Blocked, and any model still solves it in seconds
Allowed, expected and measured
Grading
Test cases pass or fail
Hidden suite, code quality, an interview on their own code, and how they used AI
Tells you
Whether the fundamentals are there
Whether they can ship production work, and how they use AI while doing it
It stands in for the first technical interview
HirePrise is the round where an engineer on your team would otherwise spend an hour deciding whether a candidate can build. Hiring managers and engineering leads meet fewer people, and the ones they meet arrive with a report on how they actually work.
Senior, niche, or referral-led roles
Send the engineering round directly. The AI interview and the report go to the hiring manager. That replaces both a puzzle screen and the first live interview.
Higher applicant volume
Start with a basic DSA problem, AI blocked. Candidates who clear it unlock the engineering round, then the interview and the report. Your engineers stop spending time on people who never cleared the basics.