Thinqr

AI-native interview platform

Stop testing puzzles.
Start seeing talent.

Thinqr replaces algorithmic coding interviews with competency-based assessments run inside real developer workspaces. Finally, a signal that predicts job performance.

Competency-based
AI-coached
Real workspaces
Evidence-backed
Zero LeetCode
candidate workspace · live recording
api/users/route.ts
export async function GET() {
  // fetch users with pagination
  const users = await db
    .users
    .findMany({ take: 25 })
  return Response.json(users)
}
Nice scope. How would this behave at 10M rows?
I'd add a cursor — offset pagination blows up.
Show me. I'll capture the refactor as signal.
signals captured: 14 · 00:12:43

Trusted by engineering teams building the next generation of developer tools

STRATUM VELLIX NORTHBEAM QUARTZWORK KINESIS ARGON

Currently in closed beta. Customer logos coming soon.

The problem

The hiring signal stopped working.

AI-era engineers don't solve puzzles — they navigate ambiguity inside real codebases. Your interviews should measure that.

01

LeetCode is noise, not signal

Inverting a binary tree has never been part of anyone's actual job. You're measuring test-prep, not engineering judgment.

02

AI tools broke the old test

Candidates already use Copilot and Claude. Banning them is dishonest; allowing them makes traditional puzzles trivial. Either way, your scorecard is useless.

03

Gut feelings, not evidence

Debriefs collapse into vibes. A week later nobody remembers why the hire was strong — and six months in, you find out they weren't.

Product pillars

Three primitives. One clear signal.

Everything Thinqr does flows from three ideas. No gimmicks, no pretend-workflows.

Realistic workspaces

Full IDE, terminal, Linux desktop. Candidates bring their own tools — Copilot, Claude, whatever they'd actually ship with.

$ docker exec -it workspace
├─ vim main.py
├─ pytest -q
└─ 14 passed in 0.42s

AI-coached interviews

The orchestrator runs structured scenarios, nudges when candidates stall, and adapts depth based on seniority.

How would this scale past 100k rows?
Add a composite index on (tenant_id, created_at).

Evidence-based scoring

Replay every keystroke, every AI prompt, every tradeoff. Scorecards tied to rubric dimensions, not gut.

System design
78
Debugging
91
Communication
64

How it works

From link to decision in 45 minutes.

No downloads. No IDE wrestling. No 'just a moment while I share my screen.'

  1. 01

    Pick a scenario

    Choose from our library of production-realistic tasks, or import your own. Tagged by role family, seniority, and stack.

  2. 02

    Candidate joins workspace

    One link. Instant Linux VM with their tools. No setup, no timezone friction, nothing to install.

  3. 03

    Orchestrator runs the interview

    Thinqr's AI coach asks, probes, and captures reasoning. You can observe live or review async.

  4. 04

    Debrief with evidence

    Every decision scored against a rubric. Timeline replay shows exactly how the candidate thought.

The wedge

The old way vs Thinqr.

Every row is a complaint we heard from engineering leaders. Every row is something we built into the product.

The old way

LeetCode-style

Thinqr

Workspace-native

What it measures

Ability to recall LeetCode patterns under time pressure

Real engineering judgment in a production-like workspace

AI tools

Banned (unrealistic) or allowed (trivial)

Encouraged — we score how well the candidate uses them

Environment

Whiteboard, online pad, or stripped-down IDE

Full Linux VM with the candidate's real toolchain

Interviewer load

Senior engineer pulled off work for 90 minutes

Orchestrator runs it; engineers review the replay

Evidence trail

A scorecard written from memory

Full timeline + signals tied to rubric dimensions

Candidate experience

Anxiety-inducing trivia drill

Realistic work, with coaching, like a paired session

We stopped asking about inverting binary trees three years ago and still hadn't replaced the signal. Thinqr is the first thing that actually measures how our engineers work now that AI is in the loop.

Design partner

VP Engineering, Series B fintech

SOC 2 Type II

In progress — audit report available under NDA

Tenant-isolated

Your code and candidate data never leave your tenant

GDPR compliant

DPA available, EU hosting option on Enterprise

AI policy

No customer code or candidate data used to train models

See it on a real interview

20 minutes.
One real scenario.

We'll run a live scenario with you in the actual product and walk through the evidence trail together. No slides, no pitch deck — just the workspace.

No credit card · Cancel anytime · SOC 2 in progress