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SQUAD CHALLENGE

Own product · technical assessment & hiring
Hire proven talent — validated by a real challenge, not just a résumé.

Squad Challenge runs a real-world technical challenge for your open role, evaluated by Squadmakers and community experts, before you sit down with a candidate.

How a Squad Challenge works
1
Register your project

Tell us your goals and the profiles you need to evaluate: skills, seniority and stack.

2
Purchase a pack of credits

Each pack bundles Challenge Credits + Talent Credits.

3
We build the challenge

A real, project-based challenge tailored to your stack — you review and approve it.

4
Choose visibility

Private — only members you invite — or public to the Squadmakers community.

5
Candidates take the challenge

Each evaluation uses 1 Talent Credit; results and an evaluator report come back per candidate.

6
Hire the top talent

Get the shortlist and hire with confidence — via Squad Hire (AOR) or directly.

Pricing

Starter Pack

1 Challenge + 5 Talent Credits

$1,500USD

Base price

  • ✓ Project-based challenge
  • ✓ Up to 5 candidate evaluations
  • ✓ Evaluator report
  • ✓ Candidate feedback
  • ✓ Client shortlist

Team Pack

2 Challenges + 10 Talent Credits

$2,800USD
$3,000 Save 7%
  • ✓ 2 project-based challenges
  • ✓ Up to 10 candidate evaluations
  • ✓ Evaluator report
  • ✓ Candidate feedback
  • ✓ Client shortlist

Scale Pack

2 Challenges + 20 Talent Credits

$4,500USD
$5,000 Save 10%
  • ✓ 2 project-based challenges
  • ✓ Up to 20 candidate evaluations
  • ✓ Evaluator report
  • ✓ Candidate feedback
  • ✓ Client shortlist
Why choose Squad Challenge

Real technical evaluation, not just a résumé

Individual feedback for every client-supplied candidate

Expert evaluators matched to the challenge topic

Complete process management in the Squadmakers platform

Combine it with Squad Master AI → get code-quality visibility from your new hire’s very first day.
Common questions
FAQ
Yes. Candidates you bring join the same Challenge pool as candidates from the Squadmakers community and take the same project-based challenge. Talent Credits are used by evaluations, and you decide which candidates to evaluate. Each candidate evaluated receives individual feedback, not only the finalist. You can keep a challenge private or open it to the Squadmakers community. Candidates you bring yourself never trigger the recruiting fee, even if you end up hiring them.
The recruiting fee is $3,000. It applies only when both of these conditions are met: the candidate was presented by Squadmakers through the Challenge, and you want to hire them directly onto your own payroll. The same rule applies to self-serve and managed Challenges. In every other case the fee does not apply. If the candidate joins through a Squadmakers squad instead of your payroll, Squadmakers' usual monthly commission applies in its place. Candidates you bring yourself never generate the fee. Buying a pack does not charge it by itself.
Squadmakers builds each challenge from a real project need, and you can review it before it goes live. Candidates and evaluators work on the Squadmakers platform. Evaluators are experts selected from our international community, with proven experience in the technical skills that the challenge measures. For each candidate you receive an evaluator report and feedback. For the finalist you also receive their CV, the challenge they completed and its feedback, and Squadmakers takes part in the interview with your team.
Ready to launch your Challenge?

Validate technical skill with real project work, expert evaluation and a shortlist you can trust.

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