HackerRank makes Chakra GA, an AI interviewer that watches you code with an AI assistant

After a six-month beta and more than 500,000 interviews (Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among testers), Chakra went generally available on Oct 5: candidates work in a real repo with an AI assistant while the agent watches, asks follow-ups, and scores judgment and "AI fluency" alongside the result. HackerRank says one session can replace the recruiter screen, take-home, and engineer interview, with hiring decisions left to humans, so expect to be graded on how you steer agents, not just what ships.