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Vivek Ravisankar

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Co-founder/CEO at HackerRank
📍 Santa Clara, California, United States

Vivek Ravisankar is the Co-founder and CEO of HackerRank, a company dedicated to helping organizations hire developers based on skills rather than pedigree. An alumnus of Indias National Institute of Technology, he previously worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, where he first identified the disconnect between resumes and actual coding ability.

Born and raised in India, Vivek co-founded HackerRank with his college friend Hari Karunanidhi, stemming from their shared passion for competitive programming. Their company was the first Indian startup to graduate from Y Combinator. He is passionate about leveling the playing field for developers and creating opportunities based on merit.

Vivek was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Enterprise Technology.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Co-founder/CEO
Location
Santa Clara, California, United States
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AI in Software Development
Believes AI will transform developers from programmers into "orchestrators" of AI agents, focusing more on system design and problem-solving rather than just writing code.
Skills-Based Hiring
Champions the mission of "skills over pedigree, " advocating for a world where every developer is matched to the right job based on proven ability, not their resume.
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Work history

9-2012
Co-founder/CEO
HackerRank
8-2009 - 9-2012
Co-Founder
Interviewstreet
7-2008 - 7-2009
Software Development Engineer
Amazon.com
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National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
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