# Amanda Richardson

> Amanda Richardson is the CEO of CoderPad, the technical hiring platform used by Spotify, LinkedIn, Shopify, and Lyft to evaluate developer talent in 160+ countries. A Wall Street equities analyst turned Silicon Valley product leader, she built her career through Eclipsys, Snagajob, Prezi, and HotelTonight before taking the helm at CoderPad and driving 4x revenue growth, a landmark acquisition of French competitor CodinGame, and expansion to 4,000+ customers conducting over 3 million assessments annually.

- **Role:** CEO at CoderPad
- **Organizations:** CoderPad, Thomas Edison Charter Academy (Board President), McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Grew CoderPad from a handful of employees to nearly 100 within three years, Drove four-fold revenue growth at CoderPad, Scaled CoderPad's customer base to 3,800+ across 160+ countries

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Equities analyst on Wall Street (investment finance role post-UVA)
- **2004-2006** — MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **2006-2008** — Business development and product management at Eclipsys Corporation (now Allscripts), a healthcare IT company
- **2008-2012** — SVP of Product and Marketing at Snagajob (now Snag), a job marketplace platform
- **2013-2017** — Head of Product / VP Product at Prezi, helping grow the presentation platform to 50+ million users
- **2017-2019** — VP Product and then Chief Data & Strategy Officer at HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb); led 30%+ conversion improvements and managed Apple/Google platform partnerships
- **2019** — CEO at Rabbit, a social co-watching platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners; acquired by Kast in July 2019
- **2020-present** — CEO at CoderPad, San Francisco. Grew team from ~4 to ~100 employees, achieved 4x revenue growth, expanded to 4,000+ customers in 160+ countries, and led acquisition of CodinGame (October 2021)

## Achievements

- Grew CoderPad from a handful of employees to nearly 100 within three years
- Drove four-fold revenue growth at CoderPad
- Scaled CoderPad's customer base to 3,800+ across 160+ countries
- Oversaw 3 million+ technical assessments per year on CoderPad
- Led acquisition of CodinGame (France) in October 2021, expanding CoderPad into asynchronous assessments globally
- Grew Prezi's user base to 50+ million as Head of Product
- Improved conversion rates by 30%+ at HotelTonight as VP Product
- Speaker at SXSW, Women In Product, Mind the Product, and Lean Startup Conference
- Board President, Thomas Edison Charter Academy, San Francisco
- Advisory Board Member, McIntire School of Commerce at University of Virginia

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Published CoderPad's 7th annual State of Tech Hiring Survey covering nearly 19,000 developers and recruiters worldwide
- **2023-12** — Featured on podcast 'How I Became CEO Just by Asking and Learning to Share What You Want'
- **2023-05** — CoderPad integrated ChatGPT to help assess technical candidates using AI tools during live interviews
- **2023-03** — Led CoderPad's brand evolution as a full technical hiring platform supporting frameworks for more realistic developer assessments
- **2021-10** — Closed acquisition of CodinGame, a French technical assessment platform, transforming CoderPad into a global full-suite technical hiring platform

## Links

- Website: https://coderpad.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amandahartrichardson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/amandarich01
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj-zpM8ENg8
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/coderpad/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17