CoderPad has two products you might meet. CoderPad Interview is a live shared code editor where you solve problems while the company's interviewer watches, with a Run button, built-in video and a whiteboard. CoderPad Screen (formerly CodinGame for Work) is a test you take alone. Every keystroke in an interview pad is recorded for playback, and pastes and leaving the tab are flagged. Companies can turn on CoderPad's own AI assist, and every prompt is saved.
Facts from CoderPad's own pages, checked November 3, 2026. Employers can change settings, so your invitation email wins if it says something different.
| CoderPad Interview | Live shared editor with the company's interviewer; also used for take-home projects |
|---|---|
| CoderPad Screen | A test you take alone; formerly CodinGame for Work, renamed February 2023 |
| Screen question types | Multiple choice, short text, coding, game-style coding, full VS Code projects, audio or video answers |
| Interview tools | Run button, built-in video, Excalidraw whiteboard, Vim and Emacs keys, a 5-minute Focus Time at the start |
| Running code | Usually on; some companies turn it off |
| Languages | Dozens of languages and frameworks |
| Playback | Every keystroke in an interview pad is recorded and can be replayed |
| Interview flags | Pastes, "copy all" and leaving the tab show in the replay; live alerts on the Enterprise plan |
| Screen checks | Optional full-screen lock and paste blocking, plagiarism checks, location tracking, Enterprise webcam snapshots |
| AI assist | Companies can turn it on (GPT, Claude, Gemini or Llama models); every prompt is saved |
| Results | You see a Screen score only if the company sends it |
| Browsers | Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari, recent versions; no phones |
| Practice | CoderPad's free sandbox |
What you get depends on whether it is a live Interview or a Screen test. These are the formats CoderPad supports.
Solve a problem in a shared pad while the interviewer watches, asks questions and may add follow-ups.
Tip: Say your plan out loud, write a simple version first, then run it, so the interviewer can follow your thinking.
Find and fix the bug in existing code, or explain what a piece of code does.
Tip: Run it first and read the actual error before you change anything.
Multi-file projects in a VS Code style environment, live or as a take-home.
Tip: Read the README and existing tests first to see what is expected before you change anything.
Timed multiple choice, short answers and coding tasks taken alone, sometimes with audio or video answers.
Tip: Check whether the test locks full screen or blocks paste before you start, so nothing surprises you.
Sketching an approach or a system on the built-in Excalidraw whiteboard.
Tip: Label boxes and arrows as you draw. A clear diagram is easier to talk through.
In a live CoderPad Interview there is no automatic score: your interviewer judges the session and can replay it keystroke by keystroke afterward.
CoderPad Screen tests are scored automatically. You see your score only if the company chooses to send it, and a retake happens only if the company offers and approves one.
CoderPad's free sandbox uses the same editor, so you can get used to the Run button, the console and your language's setup before the real interview.
Do mock problems out loud: restate the problem, give a plan, code, test with an example, then discuss complexity.
Many interviews start with 5 minutes of Focus Time. Use it to read the whole problem and write down edge cases before you code.
Use a recent Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari on a laptop, test your camera and microphone, and close tabs you will not need.
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Interview pads record every keystroke and keep the history for playback. Pastes, "copy all" and leaving the tab are flagged in that replay, and on the Enterprise plan interviewers see these alerts live.
Screen tests can lock full screen (with an alert after 10 seconds away), block pasting, check for plagiarism and track location, and Enterprise customers can add webcam snapshots kept for up to 90 days. CoderPad does not describe photo ID checks.
Companies can turn on CoderPad's own AI assist, and every prompt you send is saved for the company to review.
No. In a live CoderPad interview your interviewer picks the problem and can add follow-ups, so there is no answer list. Coding Copilot hears the question as it is asked and reads the problem in the pad, then shows an approach and code.
Coding Copilot in the OphyAI desktop app is built for live coding interviews: it transcribes the question your interviewer asks, reads the problem in the pad with one hotkey, and shows an approach, complexity notes and working code in a window hidden from screen sharing. It does not hide from a webcam, a person watching, or CoderPad's keystroke playback and paste and tab flags.
Yes. Companies can turn on CoderPad's AI assist for a pad, with GPT, Claude, Gemini or Llama models. When it is on, every prompt you send is saved for the company to review.
Yes. In interview pads, leaving the tab is flagged in the playback, along with pastes and "copy all." On the Enterprise plan the interviewer sees these alerts live. The OphyAI window is hidden from screen sharing and recording, but not from a webcam, a person watching, or the platform's own keystroke, paste and tab tracking.
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Coding Copilot in the OphyAI desktop app reads the coding problem on your screen with one hotkey and returns an approach, complexity notes and working code in your language.
OphyAI Coding Copilot is built for live interviews like CoderPad's, not just practice. While you code in the pad, press Space or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L and it transcribes the question your interviewer asks out loud; press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A and it reads the problem on your screen. The approach, complexity notes and working code appear as a card in a floating overlay that your screen share leaves out, on top of a full-screen editor and without taking the keyboard from it. Follow-ups remember the problem, so "now make it faster" updates the same code.
Know what CoderPad records: every keystroke for playback, plus pastes and leaving the tab, and some companies turn on CoderPad's own AI assist.
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A snaps the problem window, even when other windows cover it, and Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S lets you drag a box around part of the screen. In a live interview, Space or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L transcribes the question the interviewer asks out loud.
Answers show as a card in a floating overlay that macOS and Windows leave out of screen sharing and recording. It stays on top of a full-screen editor or browser and opens without taking the keyboard from your editor.
Each answer card shows how OphyAI read the problem, what to say first, the code with line numbers, a dry run with edge cases, and the Big O. Follow-ups remember the problem, so "now handle duplicates" updates the same code.
Free download. Coding Interview is on the Premium plan ($59 a month, 500 credits) and uses 15 credits per session. See everything it does
Hiding a window from screen share does not hide it from a webcam, a person watching, keystroke and paste history, tab or focus tracking, or proctoring software.
A live technical interview in a shared code editor. You write and run code while the company's interviewer watches, with built-in video and a whiteboard.
Yes. Every keystroke in an interview pad is recorded, so the company can replay how you wrote your solution.
CoderPad's test you take alone, formerly called CodinGame for Work. It can include multiple choice, coding, projects and audio or video answers.
Only if the company sends it. Retakes also depend on the company.
Yes. CoderPad has a free sandbox where you can try the editor and run code in your language.
Read on November 3, 2026. CoderPad Interview and CoderPad Screen is a product of CoderPad; OphyAI is not affiliated with CoderPad.
Download OphyAI Desktop and bring Coding Copilot into your next coding interview: it hears the question, reads the problem, and shows the approach and code in an overlay your screen share leaves out.
