Litmus

Create realistic asynchronous coding assessments to evaluate engineering candidates in their native development environments

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Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Litmus to evaluate software engineering candidates through realistic coding tasks generated directly from your codebase, tickets, and job descriptions. Candidates complete assignments locally in their native coding setups using their standard development editors and AI tools. Litmus tracks file changes, commit history, and prompt interactions while running deterministic test suites in live sandboxes. It automatically generates detailed grading reports on code quality, architecture, and problem-solving, and integrates directly with your applicant tracking system to manage technical screening pipelines without engineering time.

What Litmus does

Generate custom coding assessments from team repositoriesInstall the assessment CLI to start candidate work sessionsRun automated test suites inside live sandboxed environmentsTrack candidate terminal commands and file edits in real timeEvaluate code architecture and candidate logic using automated rubricsRecord candidate video explanations of their technical implementationSync test scores and candidate status with applicant tracking systemsGenerates coding challenges from existing repositories, issue tickets, and job descriptionsLets candidates work locally in their native IDE and terminal via a command-line interfaceTracks code revisions, file modifications, and AI prompting behavior throughout the taskExecutes candidate submissions against deterministic test suites in isolated sandboxesEvaluates code structure and problem-solving process using automated language model evaluatorsCaptures candidate video walkthroughs explaining their architectural decisionsSynchronizes candidate progression and assessment results directly with ATS platforms

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