Pair AI

Pair is a hiring platform for software engineers that replaces resume screening and LeetCode style interviews with practical, timed coding competitions. Candidates solve challenges similar to the work they would face on the job, and employers assess what each person can actually do. The site says the approach lets a company evaluate many more candidates without using existing engineers' time, and that assessment covers a large number of skills and metrics. Pair draws on a global community of candidates as its talent base. It also permits AI use during challenges rather than trying to block it, and instead looks at who can use AI best to solve technical problems quickly and with clean code. The product was built in collaboration with hiring managers, and the site positions it as a lower cost alternative to a typical recruiting firm. It is intended for companies hiring software engineers who want skills based screening at scale, and for engineers who want to be found through competition rather than a resume. Pricing is not published on the site. Employers start through a Hire with Pair contact route.