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Hatchways

We make engineering interviewing look more like real work.

Y CombinatorSummer 2019ActiveB2BRecruiting and TalentB2BWorkflow AutomationRecruitingHR Tech

What they do

Problem

Engineering hiring interviews are often unrealistic and time-consuming for both candidates and engineering teams.

Solution

Hatchways provides customizable GitHub-based technical assessments that simulate real work (e.g., code reviews, pull requests, system design) while reducing interviewer load.

Who it's for

Engineering teams and hiring managers at companies recruiting software engineers.

Founders

Shums Kassam
Founder

Co-founder/CTO of Hatchways (S19), Co-founder/CTO of Blynk (acquired by Kik), grad from UofT EngSci

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Jaclyn Ling
Founder

Co-founder of Hatchways. Prev. co-founder of Blynk (acq. by Kik). I focus on product + sales.

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