ShowMeBug

About ShowMeBug

ShowMeBug provides a cloud-based platform for technical skills assessment and programmer interviews, designed to streamline the tech recruitment process. The company was founded in 2018 by Li Yafei, who has twelve years of full-stack development experience, and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The platform aims to help companies reduce hiring costs and time by accurately evaluating the real-world engineering capabilities of candidates.

The service features a collaborative, cloud-based IDE that supports over 30 programming languages and various web frameworks without requiring local environment setup. This allows for real-time, interactive coding interviews that mirror a typical work environment. Key features include a professional question library with over 7,000 practical questions, AI-powered automated grading, online debugging tools, and byte-level playback of the entire interview process for review. This detailed recording allows for objective analysis of a candidate's problem-solving approach, coding proficiency, and debugging skills. The platform supports features like file tree management, shell access, and dependency installation to closely simulate actual development tasks.

ShowMeBug operates on a subscription-based business model, serving a client base of nearly 10,000 companies, including notable names like Baidu,平安银行 (Ping An Bank), and 雪球 (Xueqiu). The company has successfully raised capital over three funding rounds, including a Series A round of USD 15.5 million in July 2021, led by Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse Capital. Other investors include ZhenFund, GL Ventures, and Miracleplus.