Competition-Based Hiring

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SearchSpace runs competitions for companies seeking premier technical talent. Top performers win guaranteed interviews and cash prizes, no resumes required.

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Benchmark-driven challenges from hiring companies.

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Open Algorithmic
Mvidia

Layout Optimization Challenge

Design a placement-and-routing heuristic that minimizes wirelength and congestion on a real macro-cell benchmark netlist.

Deadline Aug 28, 2026
Prize Pool $60000
Interviews Top 4
Open Data Science
Three Sigma Investments

Portfolio Optimization Challenge

Build a portfolio allocation model that maximizes risk-adjusted return on five years of held-out market data.

Deadline Sep 15, 2026
Prize Pool $45000
Interviews Top 5
Open Machine Learning / Robotics
Houston Dynamics

Robotic Reinforcement Learning Environment

Train a reinforcement learning policy that learns robust multi-object grasping in a simulated warehouse-picking environment.

Deadline Oct 5, 2026
Prize Pool $50000
Interviews Top 6