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# Principal Product Manager at HackerRank Careers

- **Company:** HackerRank Careers
- **Location:** IN Bangalore, India
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hackerrank/jobs/8242584

## Job description

HackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our platform is trusted by over 2,500 of the world’s most innovative companies to build strong engineering teams ready for what’s next.

Software has entered an era where humans and AI build side by side. As this shift accelerates, the definition of strong technical talent is changing. We give companies better ways to identify and invest in next-generation skills.

People at HackerRank care deeply about the impact of their work and sweat the small details so our customers can be wildly successful with products they genuinely love to use. We move with urgency and believe great outcomes come from high standards.

## About the role

HackerRank Interviews is a live technical interviewing platform designed to evaluate how candidates solve realistic engineering problems, not just whether they can pass an algorithm test. Candidates and interviewers collaborate in a shared workspace using coding tools, production-style repositories, and Plan-Build-Review tasks. The platform also supports observable AI-assisted development, letting teams assess how candidates prompt, review, and apply AI-generated work, with observation tools and post-interview reports giving hiring teams clearer, structured evidence for decisions. In this role, you'll help lead the Interviews product - an AI-native, pair-programming interview experience that gives interviewers the ability to collaborate with candidates on real-world problems and code repos. You'll shape how the platform evolves across richer ADE experiences (harnesses like Claude Code and Codex CLI), Chakra Assist for evaluation, richer session observation (screen sharing, A/V), and reporting across in-product, exports, APIs and MCP. You'll work closely with engineers as collaborators and as the product's core customer and user base including senior engineering leadership as stakeholders who care deeply about this space.

## What you will do

- Own the roadmap for how HackerRank Interviews evaluates AI-assisted development including richer ADE harnesses, Chakra Assist, and session observation capabilities.
- Define how the platform captures and surfaces signals on how candidates prompt, review and apply AI-generated work, so interviewers get clearer, structured evidence.
- Drive the reporting and integration strategy across in-product reporting, exports, APIs and MCP.
- Engage directly with engineering customers and users including senior engineering leadership as the primary audience for this product, translating their needs into roadmap decisions.
- Represent the product in high-visibility, customer-facing moments with composure, including when executives engage directly and unexpectedly.
- Partner closely with Engineering and Design to ship production-quality, AI-native interview experiences.
- Embrace AI - in how we operate, as well as in the product.

## Who you are

- Overall 7+ years of total professional experience including at least 1 year of hands-on Software Engineering.
- 5+ years of Product Management experience, preferably building B2B SaaS, enterprise products and/or tech services and/or platforms, and you are currently working as a PM today.
- Comfortable being the technical/product voice in a room full of engineers, including stakeholders like senior engineering leadership
- Able to stay composed and sound under sudden high-visibility pressure for example, a CTO persona dropping into a live customer channel.
- A strategic thinker who can evaluate complex challenges, prioritise effectively, and balance short-term progress with long-term success.
- Deeply passionate about AI using it as a reflex across your own workflows, not just in the product you build.
- Ability to deep dive into ambitious problem statements and create customer value.
- Proven track record of successfully launching and growing new products and/or significant features.
- Ability to work in a fast paced cross team, cross geo environment and to deliver on a common vision.
- Ability to work with engineers, designers and analysts and be comfortable presenting to non-technical/business stakeholders and customers.

Even better if you have

- Hands-on fluency with agentic coding harnesses (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Copilot Workspace, or similar) deep enough to reason about what a good  AI-assisted engineering actually looks like.
- Experience designing or owning a GTM motion where the buyer and user were engineers or engineering leadership, rather than a traditional non-technical economic buyer.
- Experience operating in a lean, founder-style team with no dedicated marketing support i.e., you've personally built your own sales decks, messaging and customer-facing materials before, not just briefed a marketing team.
- Background in HR tech, talent assessment, or technical hiring.
- Experience building reporting/analytics or API-level integrations (e.g. MCP, data exports) for a technical audience.

You will thrive in this role if you

- You are a builder at heart. You enjoy creating something from scratch, transforming ideas into tangible, high-impact products.
- Ambiguity excites you. You’re comfortable working in undefined spaces, carving out clarity where little exists, and defining a clear vision and strategy.
- You take a customer-first approach. You excel at identifying unmet customer needs and turning those insights into innovative product solutions.
- You are a strategic thinker. You can evaluate complex challenges, prioritise effectively, and make decisions that balance short-term progress with long-term success.
- You thrive in fast-paced environments. You’re energised by working on high-impact initiatives where priorities can shift as you gain new insights.
- You have a bias for action. You’re not afraid to experiment, iterate, and learn quickly in pursuit of delivering exceptional outcomes.
- You are deeply passionate about AI. You’re in the weeds and trying out AI tools constantly and are at a point where you are using AI as a reflex to try and automate several workflows in your life and 10x yourself.

Want to learn more about HackerRank? Check out [HackerRank.com](http://hackerrank.com/) to explore our products, solutions and resources, and dive into our story and mission [here](https://www.hackerrank.com/about-us/).

HackerRank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Notice to prospective HackerRank job applicants:

- Our Recruiters use @hackerrank.com email addresses.
- We never ask for payment or credit check information to apply, interview, or work here.

## About HackerRank Careers

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HackerRank is a skills-based hiring platform that helps companies assess and hire developers through coding challenges and technical interviews, while also nurturing a massive developer community focused on upskilling.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, $60M led by Susquehanna Growth Equity in March 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, USA (global offices also in Bangalore, India, with remote teammates across the US, UK, and India)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available from provided sources (commonly reported as 2012)
- **Founders**: Vivek Ravisankar and Hari Karunanidhi

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: HR tech / Talent assessment / Developer skills evaluation
- **Target customers**: B2B – companies of all sizes hiring developers; also B2C – developers seeking to improve their skills and find jobs
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Change the world to value skills over pedigree.”

## Products & Services
- **[HackerRank Platform](https://www.hackerrank.com)**: A SaaS-based assessment platform that enables companies to screen and interview developers using coding challenges, automated evaluations, and technical interview tools. Includes a library of over 188 million skill assessment data points and supports 26M+ developers in the community.
- **[Chakra (AI Interviewer)](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs)**: An AI-powered interviewer being developed to conduct conversational interviews, focusing on conversation management, evaluation methodologies, and quality at scale (mentioned in job postings for Machine Learning Engineer, Chakra).
- **Expanded Assessments**: Beyond software development, HackerRank is building assessments for skills in hardware, design, QA, and soft skills (e.g., for distributed teams).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (last known funding round: $60M Series D in March 2022)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $60M+ (Series D led by Susquehanna Growth Equity); prior rounds include $3M Series A
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Susquehanna Growth Equity (lead in Series D)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Over 26 million developers in the community
  - 2,500+ customers
  - 172,800 daily skill assessments submitted
  - 188 million+ data points on technical skill assessments
  - Expanding into new assessment areas (machine learning, blockchain, crypto, hardware, design, QA, soft skills)
  - Developing an AI interviewer (Chakra) to scale interviews
  - 18 million+ developers in the community (as of earlier data point)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer skills authority**: Massive dataset of 188M+ skill assessments provides unique insights into developer capabilities.
- **Community network effects**: 26M+ developers use the platform, attracting more companies and creating a virtuous cycle.
- **Developer-first mindset**: Products are built from the perspective of enabling developers to be their best, which resonates with both candidates and hiring teams.
- **AI-powered innovation**: Chakra AI interviewer aims to automate and scale high-quality technical interviews, differentiating from traditional coding assessment platforms.
- **Brand credibility**: Trusted by thousands of companies; known for moving hiring away from resume-based pedigree toward skills-based evaluation.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven assessment**: Investing heavily in Chakra, an AI interviewer that can conduct structured, high-quality interviews at scale.
- **Expanding skill coverage**: Broadening assessments beyond software development to include hardware, design, QA, and soft skills to support the needs of distributed teams.
- **Global reach**: Continuing to grow the developer community and customer base internationally, with relocation support for key roles in Santa Clara and Bangalore.
- **Data-driven hiring**: Leveraging its massive dataset to improve the accuracy and fairness of assessments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: “Change the world to value skills over pedigree” – the team is passionate about making hiring more equitable.
- **Values**: Think developer-first, be the captain (ownership), go deep, be humble, truly care.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid, on-site, and remote roles available depending on the position. Offices in Santa Clara and Bangalore, with teammates across the US, UK, and India.
- **Hiring process**: Fast – typically a few days to two weeks. Includes technical assessments, interviews with the hiring manager and future teammates, and a HackerValues interview. Relocation support provided for in-office roles.
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay and meaningful equity, health coverage for you and family, retirement plans by region, flexible paid time off, home office/remote work stipends, mental health and well-being support, annual learning and growth budget, referral bonuses.
- **Engineering culture**: High bar for quality, speed and quality are not trade-offs; focus on craft and impact. Teams work on cutting-edge AI and large-scale data systems.
- **Growth opportunities**: Fast-growing company with active roles in machine learning, data engineering, security, product management, and customer success.

## Sources
1. [hackerrank.com/careers/home](https://www.hackerrank.com/careers/home)
2. [hackerrank.com/about-us](https://www.hackerrank.com/about-us)
3. [linkedin.com/company/hackerrank](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackerrank)
4. [builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs)
5. [builtin.com/company/hackerrank/faq/workplace-perception](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/faq/workplace-perception)

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