Ropes
AI-powered technical assessments for hiring
Founding Engineer
About the job
- Proficiency in modern full-stack development using React, Node.js, Python, or a similar technology.
- Proficiency in cloud infrastructure using AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, or similar technology.
- Strong coding fundamentals and a high standard for technical quality.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment.
- Define a new standard of technical interviewing that retires LeetCode and transforms how companies evaluate talent.
- Use artificial intelligence to detect fraud, identify patterns in candidate performance, and accelerate the hiring process.
- Solve problems end-to-end, own what you build, shape technical decisions, and own critical systems.
About the company
Ropes.ai offers an AI-driven platform for skills-based hiring focused on technical talent. Its core product is an asynchronous coding assessment that can be tailored to a client’s job description and tech stack, and it evaluates the entire problem-solving process—from approach to debugging—not just the final solution, with dynamic difficulty and anti-cheating measures. The platform delivers detailed scorecards and integrates with applicant tracking systems to fit into existing hiring workflows, setting itself apart with holistic evaluations and real-world simulations. The company aims to bridge the gap between technical evaluation and on-the-job performance and to expand into new domains like nursing, design, and finance.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2023
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What believers are saying
- Ropes said 39% of assessed candidates showed fraud signals in 2026.
- Swoon and Mitchell Martin posted higher placement ratios after deploying Ropes in 2025.
- Ken Schumacher said 2024 brought enterprise deals and strong revenue growth, signaling traction.
What critics are saying
- Ropes serves a narrow technical hiring niche, limiting expansion outside recruiting budgets.
- AI screening rivals and ATS vendors can copy assessments, compressing pricing by 2027.
- False positives in fraud scoring damage candidate experience and trigger customer churn.
What makes Ropes unique
- Ropes combines role-specific coding simulations with fraud detection across the candidate funnel.
- Its Greenhouse integration embeds assessments directly inside recruiter workflows, reducing tool switching.
- The 2026 Fraud Report spans 62 countries and 1,000+ requisitions, sharpening its data moat.
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↓ -18%Ropes, the AI-driven platform transforming how engineering talent is evaluated, announced today it has raised $3.1M in seed funding.
Ropes, an AI-driven platform for evaluating engineering talent, has raised $3.1M in seed funding led by GSV Ventures, with Box Group participating. The funding will help Ropes enhance skills-based hiring by offering asynchronous, role-specific assessments that simulate real-world tasks. This approach aims to overcome the limitations of traditional tests and interviews, providing a more accurate measure of technical abilities in the AI era.