Codility Reviews & Product Details

We rely heavily on the live coding functionality, along with the overall user experience and interface. Negative feedbacks we usually recieve are more connected to the type of exercise we implement than the tool itself. We’ve been using this tool at QuintoAndar for several years and have not encountered significant issues or negative feedback from candidates or interviewers. Furthermore, Marie Louise has consistently provided supportive and timely assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prices were slightly elevated when we had to increase the number of tests due to the internship program. It would be helpful to have more flexibility in the annual plan to account for seasonal peaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think Codility is a very usable product. It is very well designed at the interface level because it is simple for both the candidate and the interviewer, and it always works well. I have never had errors using Codility in an interview, which is quite critical for a selection process to be smooth and error-free. It helps me evaluate candidates with different technical profiles since the platform supports various languages. Additionally, the real-time support is excellent as we can see what the candidate is doing in real-time and then review the report and feedback, which helps us a lot in the selection process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I appreciate Codility for its user-friendly interface, which makes the interviewing process seamless and efficient. The coding editor closely resembles what we use in Visual Studio, providing a familiar environment which enhances the coding experience during interviews. Additionally, the ability to interact effectively with interviewees is quite impressive. I also value the comprehensive repository of problems that allows me to easily access and choose from a variety of coding challenges. Sharing problem statements across the organization is another significant feature that promotes consistency and collaboration team-wide. The test case compilation and results are very satisfactory, maintaining a high standard in evaluating candidates' technical skills. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I experience challenges with Codility when it comes to SQL-related tasks, specifically due to the lack of precomputed tables. This makes it difficult for interviewees to execute queries directly, as they have to initialize the context of the problem without an existing table. This limitation complicates the evaluation process, particularly for problems that require a pre-existing table to be in place for the candidate to write and execute queries efficiently. It's a bit of a bummer, especially for initializing the context necessary for certain SQL evaluations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how Codility allows me to confidently and objectively assess candidate technical abilities through the ability to run code, which provides objectively correct information on the applicant's accuracy. The immediate syntax highlighting and the capability to run code samples on a VM to validate expectations are invaluable features. Running code and unit tests gives objective feedback, enhancing interviewer confidence and providing immediate, relevant feedback to candidates, tailored to their code. I appreciate that Codility allows me to include minimal unit tests to precisely pinpoint incomplete or inaccurate functionality, with compilation errors offering exact line numbers and syntax issues, thereby offering insights into a candidate's debugging approach, which feels akin to real on-the-job situations. Recently, the platform has integrated a VS Code editor, which shows promising potential to expand the development environment capabilities significantly, making it closer to the company's environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found the recent integration of the VS Code editor in Codility to be promising but currently challenging to use. The configuration process is not straightforward, and my team and I struggled to figure out how to set it up properly, particularly to expose and run commands like Run & Debug without the usual configuration files like .vscode/launch.. This adds pressure as we need everything prepared before interviews with no confidence that it will run smoothly under time constraints, posing a risk to the candidate experience. Additionally, accessing the Terminal for installing dependencies, which would enhance the interview environment, was not intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate Codility's environment, which stands out as a valuable tool. The platform offers real-world coding questions that align closely with the day-to-day activities of candidates. This feature helps us effectively assess the skills of developer applicants, ensuring that our team can efficiently filter through a significant number of candidates. Moreover, Codility's user interface is notably easy to use, making the process of creating assessments straightforward. Additionally, the support from Codility's team has been good, especially during the setup phase, as they provided excellent assistance when integrating with their API. Their environment, accompanied by the robust question sets catering to our specific technology stacks, greatly enhances the overall experience of using Codility within our hiring process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find that while Codility claims to support multiple stacks, there are inconsistencies in the question bank. For some stacks, there is a large volume of questions, but for others, it's limited, making it challenging to create proper assessments, particularly for hiring senior developers. The disparity results in only easy questions being available for certain stacks, which is inadequate for evaluating high-level positions. Ideally, I would like to have a mix of question difficulties—easy, medium, and hard—related to real-world scenarios to properly assess candidates' capabilities. This content gap is a significant drawback for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Codility primarily for interviewing candidates, and over the past three years, it has been an integral tool in my company's hiring process. I am happy with Codility and find the setup to be really simple, providing a smooth onboarding experience. One feature that stands out to me is the integrated development environment (IDE) on Codility, which I use extensively during interviews. Additionally, the integration with my reports is really useful, particularly for handling architecture-related questions, making Codility indispensable for efficiently conducting and managing technical interviews. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the video part of Codility, including chats and video calls, occasionally struggles, particularly with certain browsers or on certain days. The sound could also be problematic at times. These issues can affect the smooth execution of interviews, and I would definitely invest in improving these aspects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Codility for its seamless coding interviews and live coding sessions, which allow me to see how candidates evolve their code. The interface is easy to use, making it straightforward to create new tasks, run code, and see the output in the console. It's especially convenient when candidates can choose their preferred programming language, and I can instantly set up a corresponding task in that language. Codility significantly impacts efficiency with its live code execution, better than platforms like CoderPad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I need live proctoring, how do I know if candidate is using invisible AI overlay? Eye movement detection to suspect the cheating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used Codility for both as interviewer and interviewee. I like the part about that interviewer/interviewee can interact to each other real time through chats. Also, UI is neat and clean. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Codility is a great platform, but I wish the user interface for the coding section were more intuitive and less rigid. I understand that compiling code is a fundamental part of the interview process, but sometimes it can be difficult just to get the code to compile, which ends up wasting time. Often, the interviewer simply wants to move on to testing the code, but the strictness of the interface can make that challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI is simple and straightforward for candidate to login and access the platform. I have been using this platform atleast once a week. Haven't required to reach support so far, has been a smooth experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there can be 1+ tasks with plain text editors for more flexibility. Because in some interviews for multiple tasks we prefer no syntax help, that is a restriction currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to use, and it also automatically detects any suspicious activities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think, proctoring is not possible in codility, meaning we should be able to live proctor the assessment, that would be handy for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.