Case Study: Skillz achieves seamless remote hiring and better candidate experience with HackerRank

Skillz - Customer Case Study

Skillz Inc., a leader in mobile multiplayer competition with 30M players and 20,000 game developers, needed to maintain a high-performing engineering team while shifting from onsite interviews across San Francisco, Portland, and Las Vegas to a remote hiring model. With interview panels distributed across locations and the hiring landscape changing rapidly, Skillz required a remote solution that preserved candidate experience and technical rigor.

They implemented HackerRank’s candidate-friendly assessments (Monaco Editor, standardized skills rubric, virtual whiteboard) and robust review tools (interview scorecards, saved code/designs, Greenhouse ATS integration), allowing interviewers to focus on technical and collaborative skills instead of platform logistics. The result: Skillz replaced in-person interviews with a scalable remote process that maintained a high hiring bar, streamlined evaluations, and helped them reliably identify and hire the right engineering talent.

Skillz

Tom Koning

Head of Recruiting