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Case Study: HackerRank cuts compliance bandwidth 20% and gets a SOC 2 Type 1 report with Sprinto

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
HackerRank
Industry
Technical hiring / developer skills assessment
Challenge
Security questionnaires were pulling engineers off product work
Headline result
20% less bandwidth on compliance

Key results

20%
Decrease in bandwidth spent on compliance tasks
30 min
Bi-weekly CTO effort during rollout

The challenge

HackerRank runs technical skills assessments used by enterprises including Adobe, Atlassian, and Zynga to hire developers, so security due diligence is part of every enterprise engagement. Customers routinely required either a SOC 2 report or completed security questionnaires, and responding manually pulled engineers away from building product. HackerRank wanted enterprise-grade proof of security readiness without placing ongoing weight on its technical team.

The solution

HackerRank used Sprinto to organize a SOC 2 program, integrating the platform to run automated checks on controls mapped to three Trust Service Criteria. It delivered security training to its 300+ employees through Sprinto and used continuous monitoring to keep infrastructure such as GitHub under ongoing observation.

We didn't know a lot about SOC2 but it was easy to follow Sprinto's guided implementation plan. A bi-weekly call of 30 minutes is all I ended up spending on my part.

HK
Harishankaran K
Co-founder and CTO, HackerRank

The results, in context

HackerRank reached compliance readiness in a matter of weeks and received a SOC 2 Type 1 report that customers could download directly, reducing repeated security-questionnaire work. The company reported a 20% decrease in bandwidth spent on compliance tasks, and its CTO spent only a 30-minute bi-weekly call on the rollout.

Products used

Sprinto Sprinto