Real-World Project Simulations Replace Whiteboard Coding

Candidates work on tasks that mirror actual engineering work: building API endpoints, fixing production bugs, or implementing features in a sandboxed environment. The platform supports JavaScript, Python, Java, and Go. This tests practical skills rather than algorithmic recall.

Business outcome: You hire engineers who can contribute from day one, not just pass coding puzzles.

AI-Driven Scoring on Code Quality and Approach

The AI evaluates submissions on multiple dimensions: correctness, code structure, efficiency, testing coverage, and documentation. It generates a detailed report highlighting strengths and gaps. Recruiters see a single score plus granular feedback.

Business outcome: Eliminates subjective grading and gives every candidate a consistent, fair evaluation.

Native ATS and Slack Integration

Hatchways connects directly with Greenhouse, Lever, and other major ATS platforms. When a candidate moves to the technical stage, the system automatically sends the assessment and returns results to the ATS. Slack notifications keep the team updated without switching tools.

Business outcome: Technical screening becomes a seamless step in your existing hiring workflow, not a separate process.

Proctoring and Plagiarism Detection Built In

The platform monitors candidate activity during assessments — tracking tab switches, copy-paste events, and code similarity against a database of previous submissions. This preserves the integrity of the evaluation without requiring a live proctor.

Business outcome: You trust the assessment results, knowing candidates are doing their own work.

Comparative Analytics Across Candidate Pools

Hatchways provides dashboards showing how candidates compare within a cohort, across job postings, and over time. You can identify which assessment questions best predict on-the-job performance and refine your hiring process accordingly.

Business outcome: Continuous improvement of your technical assessment strategy based on real data, not gut feel.

Role-Specific Assessment Templates

Choose from pre-built assessments for backend, frontend, full-stack, and data engineering roles. Each template includes tasks relevant to that discipline. You can also create custom assessments using your own codebase or problem statements.

Business outcome: Every candidate is evaluated on skills that directly matter for the specific role they applied for.

• Predictive validity of assessmentsProject-based evaluations correlate strongly with actual job performance, far more than resume screening or algorithmic coding challenges.
• Reduction in hiring biasBy anonymizing candidates and focusing purely on demonstrated skill, Hatchways helps teams build more diverse engineering orgs.
• Time savings for engineering managersAutomated scoring eliminates hours of manual code review per candidate, letting engineers focus on building product.
• Seamless ATS integrationWorks with major ATS platforms out of the box, so there is no disruption to existing hiring workflows.

• Not for very small teamsIf you hire fewer than 10 engineers per year, the setup overhead and subscription cost may not justify the investment.
• Limited role coverageAssessments focus on software engineering roles — not suitable for design, product management, or non-technical hiring.
• Candidate experience concernsSome senior engineers prefer conversational interviews over timed coding projects, which could reduce offer acceptance rates.
• Professional RealityHatchways is a structured assessment tool, not a full recruiting platform — you still need an ATS and sourcing strategy to fill your pipeline.

Scaling engineering teams from 50 to 200

When you need to hire 5-10 engineers per month, manual screening becomes a bottleneck. Hatchways automates the technical evaluation stage, letting your recruiting team process more candidates without lowering quality. The comparative analytics also help you identify which sourcing channels yield the best engineers.

Building a diverse engineering pipeline

Traditional resume screening disproportionately filters out candidates from non-traditional backgrounds. Hatchways levels the playing field by evaluating everyone on the same project-based tasks. Teams using this approach report higher offer acceptance rates from underrepresented groups.

Remote-first hiring across time zones

Asynchronous assessments let candidates complete the evaluation when they perform best, regardless of time zone. The anti-cheat features maintain integrity without requiring a live interviewer. This is particularly valuable for distributed teams hiring globally.

Standardizing intern and new grad hiring

Entry-level candidates rarely have extensive work history to evaluate. Hatchways provides a consistent, objective measure of their coding ability. The detailed feedback also helps you identify which interns to convert to full-time offers based on demonstrated skill, not interview performance.

Sign up for the free trial on the Hatchways website and connect your ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, or others).

Select a role-specific assessment template or create a custom one based on your actual codebase.

Invite your first batch of candidates — the platform sends them a link to the project-based assessment.

Review the AI-generated score reports and comparative analytics to identify top candidates for the next interview stage.