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A podcast for engineering leaders interested in learning the latest solutions to solve one of developers’ toughest problems today: Hiring the right developers. Each episode, HackerRank’s CEO & Cofounder Vivek Ravisankar is joined by CTOs, VPEs and engineering leads to talk all things hiring — from t…

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    • Mar 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from HackerRank Radio

    How Facebook Live Works: Meta Engineer Gokul Menon Takes us Backstage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 41:33


    Gokul Menon describes himself as an average nerd working in FAANG (or MANGA now), but we think he's way above average - a HackerRank All Star. Since graduating from Rutgers University, he's had a glitzy career with 9 years of development experience in the financial sector as Vice President at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and later switching paths to become a Senior Software Engineer at Meta. He's already spent two years at Meta, where he is a part of a small but mighty team responsible for keeping Facebook Live, alive and kicking.

    How Optiver Hires Engineers & Scales Large Teams with David Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 34:34


    How do you get sought-after developers to join your team when people haven't heard of your company? As a proprietary trading firm, Optiver encounters unique hiring challenges in FinTech, a competitive and high-performance industry. David Kent, team lead of the Automated Trading Systems team, shares his first-hand experience building a team of engineers and how he continues to grow it.

    Digging into the 2018 Developer Skills Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 32:31


    To commemorate HackerRank's first Developer Skills Survey, HackerRank's CEO & Cofounder Vivek Ravisankar sat down with veteran VP of engineer Jawahar Malhotra to unpack some of the findings. Jawahar's scaled up teams for all of Yahoo India, Open Gov, and Tealeaf. In fact, he's been at the core of the Web's evolution since his work at Netscape in the mid 90s.

    Gayle Laakmann McDowell Deconstructs the Engineering Interview Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 26:20


    Anyone who is involved in the technical hiring process, whether as a hiring manager or candidate, has probably heard of Gayle Laakmann McDowell. She's the author of Cracking the *interview books (Cracking the Coding Interview, Cracking the PM Interview, and Cracking the Tech Career). In this episode, she talks about the rise of interview prep companies, advice for candidates who are out of practice and why there is no perfect interview process.

    Adobe's Approach on Hiring Stellar Early Talent with Prasad Rao

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 23:45


    We had a chance to catch up with Prasad Kuchoor Rao, Director of Talent Acquisition at Adobe in India, who comes with a wealth of experience in recruiting early talent for companies like Google and Walmart Labs. Listen to Prasad as he walks us through best practices for finding the right talent on campus, boosting employer brand in universities to attract early talent and more.

    CTO Rumpa Giri on Hiring Healthcare Engineers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 16:26


    In our latest episode of HackerRank Radio, we sat down with ForeSee CTO Rumpa Giri as she breaks down the challenges of finding the right technical talent for the healthcare industry. She dives into what makes a developer successful in healthcare tech, how she goes about evaluating developer candidates, and the #1 skill she always looks for.

    Workshape's Hung Lee on the State of Hiring Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 20:50


    How do you separate signal from the noise that developers are constantly bombarded with? What kind of candidate experience is this, anyway, for our most sought-after talent? Why don't developers express their interests up front before going through the ringer of phone screens...only to realize the opportunity is far from a good fit? One question led to another, and pretty soon, Hung launched Workshape.io, a talent matching service that helps companies connect with talent based on interest as opposed to keywords on a resume.

    Pymetrics CEO Frida Polli on Hiring for Aptitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 15:31


    We sat down with Pymetrics own Frida Polli, a neuroscientist turned founder, in our latest episode of HackerRank radio, to learn more about the science behind Pymetrics and discuss the greatest strength HackerRank and Pymetrics share--powering unbiased hiring.

    Inside the Digital Transformation at Lloyds Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 20:24


    We sat down with James McLeod, software engineering lead at Lloyds Bank, to learn more about how one of the largest banks in the UK is handling digital disruption in the finance industry. James has been a developer for almost twenty years and has spoken at places like GitHub Conference and DevOps Enterprise Summit.

    LinkedIn's Approach to Scaling, Talent Shortages, and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 13:29


    We sat down with Jennifer Shappley, LinkedIn's Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, to find out how a company of this size rapidly sources and grows the technical talent it needs. Jennifer has been at LinkedIn for the past three years and prior to that, she led talent acquisition at Express Scripts where she grew the company from 10,000 to over 30,000 employees.

    Pure Storage on How to Diversify Your Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 12:52


    Angela Miller began her tenure at Pure Storage over 4 years ago as a Technical Recruiting Lead, and now leads the talent organization as the Director of Global Talent Acquisition. Headquartered in Mountain View, Pure Storage is constantly competing with tech giants for developer talent. While some might frame this competitive market as a talent shortage, Pure Storage sees no such thing.

    How Atlassian Approaches Diversity and Inclusion with Balance & Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 17:23


    In this interview, Aubrey, Atlassian's Global Head of Diversity and Belonging and Gaurav Verma, HackerRank's VP of Customer Success, discusses why diversity and inclusion should be replaced with balance and belonging. Aubrey also shares concrete and practical ways companies can create balanced teams, establish an atmosphere where everyone feels empowered, and eliminate bias from the hiring process.

    Connecting Global Tech Ecosystems: Andela Shines a Light on Africa's Developer Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 30:38


    In our latest episode of HackerRank Radio, our CEO and Cofounder Vivek Ravisankar spoke with Jeremy Johnson, CEO and Cofounder of Andela. The two dive into everything from the tech talent shortage, the experimental advantage startups have, and the industry shift to building distributed teams.

    Recruiting Top Developer Talent with Stripe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 15:20


    This episode of the podcast is an excerpt from our HackerRank main() event in San Francisco. Vivek chats with Michael Glukhovsky, Developer Relations at Stripe, to understand how Stripe has become such a well-respected developer brand.

    The Engineering Approach to Tech Hiring at BazaarVoice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 17:27


    Bazaarvoice is helping companies build their online reputation. Being the largest provider of ratings and reviews means they see upwards of 1 billion users' devices on a monthly basis. Working for a company with this volume of data is exciting to a developer. We wanted to understand how Bazaarvoice approaches their tech recruiting strategy.

    How a Veteran Became an Engineer at Microsoft: Introducing All-Star Jerome Hardaway

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 27:57


    From spending 5 years as a part of the United States Air Force, to becoming a Senior Software Engineer at one of the biggest tech companies in the world-Microsoft, it's been an arduous but rewarding journey for Jerome Hardaway. During this journey, he founded Vets Who Code, a veteran-led non-profit that's served as a launchpad for many veterans.. He's also won several honors, such as being named a Twilio Champion, Github Star and Google Developer Expert and his journey is far from stagnant. Jerome is now a HackerRank All-Star, and he hopes to educate our community about everything from landing your dream tech job to how to transition into a tech role.

    Insurance as a Craft and Its Digital Transformation, With Chubb’s Mohan Narayanaswamy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 18:02


    Insurance is not traditionally regarded as a craft. But Mohan Narayanaswamy says otherwise.  “Insurance is... The post Insurance as a Craft and Its Digital Transformation, With Chubb's Mohan Narayanaswamy appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    From Zero to Sixty: How BukuWarung Scaled Its Engineering Team during Rapid Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 22:25


    Fintech is booming in Indonesia — and one 2-year-old startup is accelerating the adoption of... The post From Zero to Sixty: How BukuWarung Scaled Its Engineering Team during Rapid Growth appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Zeta’s on a Mission to Make Payments Invisible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 35:46


    By 2022, invisible payments are expected to reach a whopping $78 billion in annual transactions.... The post Zeta’s on a Mission to Make Payments Invisible appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    How HackerRank Helped Manulife Save $200k+ By Bringing Developers Careers to Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020


    When people with a passion for technology get together, they create things that change the... The post How HackerRank Helped Manulife Save $200k+ By Bringing Developers Careers to Life appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    How Blackstone Scales Developer Hiring to Create a Positive Economic Impact & Long-term Value

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 27:14


    A talented developer is valuable on their own. But an even more valuable developer is... The post How Blackstone Scales Developer Hiring to Create a Positive Economic Impact & Long-term Value appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Cloud Computing Expert Kesha Williams on Hiring, Mentoring, & Creating Community in Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 34:00


    Kesha Williams is an award-winning software engineer, machine learning practitioner, and AWS training architect at... The post Cloud Computing Expert Kesha Williams on Hiring, Mentoring, & Creating Community in Tech appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    From 0 to 800+ Remote Interviews: Lessons from ServiceNow’s Two-Week Transition to Remote Hiring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 20:38


    To respond to COVID-19, ServiceNow had to take their entire hiring process online—which meant a... The post From 0 to 800+ Remote Interviews: Lessons from ServiceNow’s Two-Week Transition to Remote Hiring appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Making Remote Work: How Bloomberg Adapted to Virtual Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 18:25


    Seemingly overnight, remote work—and by extension, virtual interviews—have become the new normal. For those hiring,... The post Making Remote Work: How Bloomberg Adapted to Virtual Interviews appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Tips for Remote Hiring: How Atlassian is Making Virtual Interviews a Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 20:59


    Remote hiring is a process that companies across all sectors are now incorporating into their... The post Tips for Remote Hiring: How Atlassian is Making Virtual Interviews a Reality appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Beyond Technical Acumen: Kaggle’s CEO on the Key Elements of a Data Scientist Skill Set

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 30:03


    What are the core components of a strong data scientist skill set? And how should... The post Beyond Technical Acumen: Kaggle’s CEO on the Key Elements of a Data Scientist Skill Set appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Connecting Global Tech Ecosystems: Andela Shines a Light on Africa's Developer Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 30:38


    This is the 14th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in... The post Connecting Global Tech Ecosystems: Andela Shines a Light on Africa's Developer Talent appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Connecting Global Tech Ecosystems: Andela Shines a Light on Africa’s Developer Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 30:38


    This is the 14th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in... The post Connecting Global Tech Ecosystems: Andela Shines a Light on Africa’s Developer Talent appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    How Atlassian Approaches Diversity and Inclusion with Balance & Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 17:23


    This is the 13th episode of HackerRank Radio, featuring HackerRank's VP of Customer Success, Gaurav... The post How Atlassian Approaches Diversity and Inclusion with Balance & Belonging appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    How Atlassian Approaches Diversity and Inclusion with Balance & Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 17:23


    This is the 13th episode of HackerRank Radio, featuring HackerRank’s VP of Customer Success, Gaurav... The post How Atlassian Approaches Diversity and Inclusion with Balance & Belonging appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    The Engineering Approach to Tech Hiring at Bazaarvoice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 17:27


    This is the 12th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in... The post The Engineering Approach to Tech Hiring at Bazaarvoice appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Recruiting Top Developer Talent with Stripe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 15:20


    This is the 11th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in... The post Recruiting Top Developer Talent with Stripe appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    LinkedIn’s Approach to Scaling, Talent Shortages, and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 13:29


    This is the 9th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in solving... The post LinkedIn’s Approach to Scaling, Talent Shortages, and AI appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Inside the Digital Transformation at Lloyds Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 20:24


    This is the 8th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in solving... The post Inside the Digital Transformation at Lloyds Bank appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

    Pymetrics CEO Frida Polli on Hiring for Aptitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 15:32


    This is the 7th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in solving... The post Pymetrics CEO Frida Polli on Hiring for Aptitude appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

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