Choose the right CodeSubmit assessment format

Choose the right CodeSubmit assessment format

CodeSubmit centers around three assessment formats in the product: Take-Home Challenges, CodePair, and Screening Bytes. The best choice depends on where the candidate is in your process and what signal you need next.

Take-Home Challenges

Use a take-home challenge when you want candidates to work through a realistic engineering task on their own time. In the app, these assignments can be customized with frameworks, libraries, custom files, and open-ended prompts so the work looks closer to the role you are hiring for.

• Best for deeper async evaluation
• Useful when you want to see code structure, judgment, and delivery habits
• Good fit for product engineering, backend, frontend, and full-stack roles

CodePair

Use CodePair when you want a live session with a shared IDE, terminal, Git workflow, and live application support. CodePair is the closest fit for collaborative interviews where communication, tradeoff thinking, and live debugging matter.

• Best for live technical interviews
• Useful when you want to see how candidates navigate unfamiliar code or requirements in real time
• Strong fit for pair programming, systems work, and practical follow-up interviews

Screening Bytes

Use Bytes when you need a shorter, earlier-stage screen. Bytes are test-driven coding tasks scored automatically, which makes them a strong option for higher-volume pipelines or for narrowing the field before deeper review.

• Best for quick signal up front
• Useful when you need consistency across many candidates
• Good fit for screening before a challenge or live session

Simple decision rule

1. Start with Bytes when you need speed and consistency.
2. Use a Take-Home Challenge when you want to inspect realistic async work.
3. Use CodePair when collaboration, debugging, or live decision-making is the main signal.