CodeSignal Integration for Greenhouse: Streamline Technical Hiring and Candidate Assessments

The CodeSignal integration for Greenhouse connects technical assessments, live coding interviews, and evaluation data directly into your applicant tracking workflow. It centralizes candidate invites, recorded interview sessions, and scored results so hiring teams can move from screening to interviewing with fewer manual handoffs. This article shows how the integration works, which hiring and L&D teams get the most value, and the practical benefits you can expect — including configuration tips, sample workflows, and metrics to track after rollout.

What the integration does: CodeSignal's Greenhouse integration allows recruiters and hiring managers to send CodeSignal Pre-Screens and Certified Evaluations from within Greenhouse, receive completion notifications, view a summarized scorecard in each candidate's Greenhouse profile, and generate collaborative interview links for live sessions that can be recorded and replayed. Results and artifacts remain attached to the candidate record so decisions are traceable and centralized.

Typical hiring workflows using the integration

• Automated prescreen step Trigger a CodeSignal Pre-Screen from Greenhouse when a candidate reaches the phone-screen stage; results populate the candidate's profile and notify the recruiter and hiring manager.
• Structured on-site simulation Invite shortlisted candidates to a Certified Evaluation; use expert-created, role-specific assessments to produce objective scores that inform interview selection.
• Collaborative live interview Generate an interview link in Greenhouse, run a live coding session in CodeSignal, and attach the recorded session to the candidate record for later review by interviewers who missed the live call.
• Decision and feedback Combine CodeSignal scores and Greenhouse interview feedback in one place to make faster, data-driven hiring decisions, and to share consistent feedback with candidates.

Who benefits from integrating CodeSignal with Greenhouse

• High-volume engineering hiring teams Teams that screen hundreds of applicants per role gain consistency and throughput by automating prescreens and routing top performers to interviews automatically.
• Hiring managers and interviewers Managers receive standardized, objective assessment data in Greenhouse, reducing time spent reviewing disparate artifacts and improving interview focus.
• Recruiters Recruiters save time by sending assessments directly from the ATS and receiving completion alerts, removing copy/paste and manual tracking.
• Learning & development teams L&D can leverage CodeSignal assessments to identify skill gaps and measure progress when used as internal upskilling checkpoints.

Manual screening vs. CodeSignal + Greenhouse

Key practical benefits: speed and accuracy. By centralizing assessment invites and results in Greenhouse, organizations reduce administrative steps (fewer emails, no manual score entry) and accelerate the screening funnel. Objective, certified assessments provide repeatable scoring criteria that improve comparability between candidates and reduce ambiguous pass/fail judgments during early stages.

Implementation checklist (practical setup steps)

• Configure API/linking Connect your CodeSignal and Greenhouse accounts using the integration keys; verify that webhooks are enabled so completion notifications push to Greenhouse.
• Map assessments to job templates Decide which Pre-Screens and Certified Evaluations map to each role in Greenhouse and set the default assessment per job posting.
• Define pass thresholds Establish score thresholds and rubric interpretations for automated routing (e.g., proceed to onsites, invite to interview, or decline).
• Train interviewers Show interviewers how to view CodeSignal scorecards, replay recorded sessions, and where to add feedback in Greenhouse.
• Monitor and iterate Track funnel metrics and adjust assessments or thresholds based on hire quality and false positives/negatives.

Assessment types and result artifacts visible in Greenhouse: Pre-Screens for rapid filtering, Certified Evaluations for validated role assessments, and collaborative live interviews with recording. In Greenhouse you typically see a summary score, a breakdown by skill area (e.g., algorithms, system design, debugging), pass/fail flags, and links to recorded sessions and full evaluation reports stored by CodeSignal.

Common questions about the integration

Best practices for evaluation and threshold setting

• Start with validated Certified Evaluations Use expert-created tests as a baseline before creating custom assessments; they provide reliable scoring and are maintained by CodeSignal.
• Set conservative thresholds and iterate Begin with thresholds that favor inclusion for interviews, then tighten as you correlate scores with on-the-job performance.
• Combine quantitative and qualitative input Use CodeSignal scores alongside interview notes in Greenhouse to capture context that pure scores might miss.
• Log decisions and outcomes Track candidate sources, assessment scores, and hire outcomes to validate assessment effectiveness over time.

Using the integration for L&D and upskilling: Beyond hiring, CodeSignal assessments integrated into Greenhouse can support internal mobility and training validations. L&D teams can assign assessments to employees, collect baseline skill scores, and use re-assessments to measure progress after training modules or mentorship.

Regions, company sizes, and practical considerations

Security and compliance notes: The integration relies on secure API connections and adheres to CodeSignal and Greenhouse platform policies. Before rollout, confirm data retention, access controls, and privacy settings with your security and legal teams. Refer to CodeSignal’s privacy policy and Greenhouse support documentation for specifics on data handling and candidate consent.

Metrics and KPIs to track after enabling the integration

• Time-to-hire Measure reduction in days from application to offer compared to prior periods.
• Screen-to-interview conversion Track the percentage of candidates who pass prescreens and move to interviews to validate threshold settings.
• Interview-to-offer rate See if standardized screening increases the yield of interviews that convert to offers.
• Quality of hire Correlate assessment scores with performance metrics post-hire to validate predictive value.
• Administrative time saved Estimate recruiter and hiring manager hours saved on manual invites, score aggregation, and scheduling.