Async technical screening

The 20‑minute technical walkthrough

Stop wasting senior engineer time on 45‑minute screening calls. Send a Niju link and get back a screen recording of the candidate solving a real‑world task while explaining their logic.

No credit card required
See how they code. Hear how they think.

Deep insights without the scheduling chaos.

Screen and audio recording

Watch their actual workflow

Real-world challenges

Practical tasks, not abstract puzzles

Automated notes

We summarize the session, you make the call

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Reclaimed engineer screening time1

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Lower screening cost2

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Faster hiring3

The workflow

Where Niju fits in your pipeline

Niju is your quality firewall, ensuring only competent coders reach the final rounds.

Step 1
The recruiter screen

Goal: Confirm interest, experience, salary, and culture fit.

→ Candidate is engaged and ready to prove themselves

Step 2
The Niju screen

Technical firewall

Goal: Verify practical coding ability.

Send the Niju link. Candidate records a 20-min walkthrough solving a challenge.

→ Filter out candidates that don't meet expectations

Step 3
Engineering deep dive

Goal: Assess architecture, system design, and team fit.

→ High-value interviews with competent candidates

The Niju difference

Stop the calls. Start the analysis.

Traditional screening

High-pressure live calls

Awkward webcam interviews

Weeks of scheduling back-and-forth

Messy, inconsistent notes

$150+ in lost productivity per screen

The Niju way

Low-stress async sessions

Audio + screen recording only

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Objective AI-powered summaries

Under $5 per candidate

The problem

Your screening process is costing you more than just money.

Here's what's really happening:

You waste engineering time

Pulling your best engineers off product work to run repetitive "intro to code" calls drains your team's capacity.

You suffer inconsistency

Different interviewers give different grades. You lose great candidates because of bad notes or tired interviewers.

You create bad experiences

Great candidates drop out because they don't want to invest time in awkward calls early in the process.

The solution

The "over-the-shoulder" review

Niju replaces the time-consuming call with one fair, 20‑minute recorded challenge. We use AI to analyze the entire session - the code, the audio, and the thought process - so your team can make a better, more consistent decision.

Skip the 45-minute call

Stop pulling your lead engineers away from deep work. Instead of conducting live interviews, they can simply review a candidate's Session Report—video playback, code diffs, and AI summary—in just 5 minutes.

Watch the workflow, not just the result

Code tests only show you the final output. Niju records the candidate's screen and audio, so you can see how they debug, how they use documentation, and why they made those decisions. It’s like looking over their shoulder.

Zero "stage fright" for candidates

Engineers hate performing on camera. Niju is audio and screen only. This low-stress environment lets candidates relax and show you their best work, reducing drop-off rates.

Everything included

20‑minute recorded sessions
Screen and audio recording
In-browser code editor
Full session transcription
AI code analysis
Executive summary report
How it works

Get started in 3 simple steps

1

Create a role

Define the position (e.g., "Backend Engineer") and the seniority level. Niju automatically assigns a curated pool of challenges relevant to that skill level. Each candidate receives a random challenge from this pool, ensuring fairness and preventing cheating.

2

Start a session

Share the unique link with your candidate. They complete the 20-minute challenge at their convenience, recording their screen and audio as they think aloud. No scheduling required.

3

Get the report

You’ll receive an email notification the moment a candidate completes their session. Click through to watch their screen recording, review the final code, or read the AI executive summary to decide your next move.

Simple, transparent pricing

Pay only for what you use. No subscriptions. All features included.

Start free
Your first 3 interviews
Free

Risk-free. Full platform access. No credit card.

Limited challenge library during trial.

Pay as you go
Hiring sprint pack
$49 / 10 interviews

$4.90 per interview

Best for filling one open role.

Pay as you go
Scale-up pack
Popular
$99 / 25 interviews

$3.96 per interview

For teams hiring multiple roles.

Pay as you go
Whale pack
$249 / 100 interviews

$2.49 per interview

Volume hiring at our best rate.

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Ready to upgrade your screening process?

Join companies saving 90% of their engineering screening time with Niju's async technical walkthroughs.

1. Compares a 45-minute traditional screening interview (30 min call + 15 min prep/feedback) to the average 5-minute review of a Niju Report. This represents roughly 90% time savings.2. Compares the productivity cost of ~$88 for a senior engineer (based on $117/hr loaded rate) to run a 45-minute screen vs. the cost of a Niju Sprint credit ($4.90) + 5 minutes of review time (~$10). This results in a ~6x to 10x cost reduction.3. Based on reducing the bottleneck of interview scheduling, which typically adds 8-12 days to the process. Async sessions remove this delay entirely.
Niju replaces long technical screening calls with a fair, 20-minute coding session your team can review in 5 minutes. Reclaim 90% of engineering time and hire 30% faster. © 2026 Niju. All rights reserved.