Revolutionizing How
AI-Native Professionals Get Hired
We're building a world where professionals are evaluated on their ability to solve real problems with AI tools, not their ability to craft the perfect resume or ace abstract interviews.
Our Mission
Traditional hiring is broken across every profession. Talented individuals are overlooked because they don't have the "right" credentials, while companies struggle to identify who can actually leverage AI tools to solve real problems.
BuildRace created the first platform where professionals compete to solve real business challenges using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor. We're starting with developers and expanding to every profession - because the future belongs to AI-native professionals.
Our Values
The principles that guide everything we build
Skills Over Credentials
We believe the best way to evaluate professionals is through their actual work with AI tools, not resumes or degrees.
Real-World Challenges
Every competition is a genuine problem that companies need solved, not abstract puzzles or toy problems.
Equal Opportunity
Anyone can compete regardless of background. Your AI-enhanced results speak louder than your credentials.
Professional First
We respect professionals' time and talent. Fair deadlines, transparent scoring, and guaranteed prizes.
Our Journey
From an idea to a movement changing how the world hires developers
The Beginning
BuildRace Labs was founded with a mission to fix broken hiring across all professions. Our founders experienced firsthand how traditional interviews fail to identify AI-native talent.
Developer Foundation
Launched with developers as our first profession. Facilitated 50+ hires and awarded $250k in prizes, proving the model works.
AI-Native Expansion
Expanding to Financial Analysts, Project Managers, and Healthcare Professionals. Every profession will soon have AI competitions.
The AI Workforce
Become the default way all professionals showcase AI skills and companies find talent. Make hiring about AI ability, not pedigree.
The Team
Passionate about creating a better future for developers and companies
Sarah Chen
CEO & Co-founder
Former engineering lead at Stripe. Passionate about revolutionizing tech hiring.
Marcus Johnson
CTO & Co-founder
Ex-Google engineer. Built hiring systems that evaluated 100k+ candidates.
Elena Rodriguez
Head of Product
Previously at GitHub. Believes in the power of open source and community.
David Kim
Head of Engineering
Full-stack developer with 15 years experience. Competed in 50+ hackathons.