HackerRank opens AI interviewer Chakra to all customers
Chakra runs a single interview that replaces three hiring rounds and scored 70% to 80% fewer suspicious-activity flags during beta.
HackerRank is making its AI interviewer Chakra generally available to customers on Monday, October 5, 2026, following a beta period of roughly six months. Chakra conducts interviews, observes candidates as they work, and evaluates how they arrive at their answers, according to TechCrunch.
HackerRank says Chakra conducted more than 500,000 interviews during the beta. Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini were among the companies that tried the tool during testing.
The system combines what previously were three separate hiring rounds — a recruiter screen, a take-home assessment, and a follow-up engineer interview — into a single interview. HackerRank also says suspicious-activity flags were 70% to 80% lower in Chakra interviews than in comparable traditional HackerRank assessments.
According to the company, Chakra is designed to score candidates rather than make the final hiring decision, which remains with humans. The launch extends HackerRank's existing business, which it built around coding challenges after debuting at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2012.
Quick answers
When did HackerRank make Chakra generally available?
HackerRank made Chakra generally available to its customers on Monday, October 5, 2026, after a beta period of roughly six months.
What does Chakra do in an interview?
It conducts interviews, observes candidates as they work, and evaluates how they arrive at answers, replacing a recruiter screen, a take-home assessment, and a follow-up engineer interview with a single interview.
Does Chakra make the final hiring decision?
No. HackerRank says Chakra is designed to score candidates, while the final hiring decision remains with humans.