# Tigran Sloyan

> Tigran Sloyan is the Co-Founder and CEO of CodeSignal, the AI-native skills platform transforming how the world hires and develops talent. Born in Armenia and educated at MIT in Mathematics and Computer Science, he co-founded CodeSignal in 2015 after witnessing first-hand how resume bias blocked talented people from being seen. The company has raised $90M+, counts Google, Meta, Netflix, and Anthropic among its clients, and is on a mission to #GoBeyondResumes - replacing credential gatekeeping with verified skills.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at CodeSignal
- **Organizations:** CodeSignal, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Armenia
- **Nationality:** Armenian-American
- **Education:** BS in Mathematics, BS in Computer Science, Minor in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Won every national math contest in Armenia after being rejected from the country's top schools, Earned 8 international awards in mathematics through olympiads, Co-founded CodeSignal, which has raised $90M+ in total funding

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Grew up in Armenia; applied to top 3 private schools and was rejected from all three; went on to win every national math contest in the country
- **early 2000s** — Earned 8 international awards in mathematics through olympiads
- **mid 2000s** — Attended MIT, graduating with BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, minor in Economics
- **2010s** — Joined Google, working on technology management roles including Google Hangouts Education projects and Google Login for Travel and Publishing
- **2015** — Co-founded CodeSignal (originally CodeFights) with Aram Shatakhtsyan and Felix Desroches
- **2018** — Renamed CodeFights to CodeSignal, reflecting the company's pivot from gamified coding to professional skills assessment
- **2021-09** — Led $50M Series C round led by Index Ventures, with Menlo Ventures, Headline, and A Capital participating
- **2023** — CodeSignal surpassed 800,000 evaluations for major companies including Google, Meta, Netflix, Anthropic
- **2024** — CodeSignal reached $53.8M annual revenue; launched AI Interviewer agents and multilingual phone interview capabilities
- **2025** — CodeSignal Detection Systems identified record-high cheating attempts, with assessment fraud more than doubling; launched agentic capabilities for expert-level skills assessments

## Achievements

- Won every national math contest in Armenia after being rejected from the country's top schools
- Earned 8 international awards in mathematics through olympiads
- Co-founded CodeSignal, which has raised $90M+ in total funding
- Grew CodeSignal to $53.8M annual revenue with 140 employees
- Conducted 800,000+ skills evaluations for companies including Google, Meta, Netflix, and Anthropic
- TEDx speaker
- Forbes Technology Council member
- Built one of the first AI-native skills assessment platforms
- Maintains 30% of CodeSignal operations in Armenia as commitment to homeland
- Contributor to Forbes, Morning Brew, Fast Company, and Recruiting Daily

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — CodeSignal identified record-high cheating attempts with assessment fraud more than doubling in 2025; launched detection systems to counter AI-assisted fraud
- **2025-06** — CodeSignal launched Multilingual AI Phone Interviews for scaling skills-based screening globally
- **2025-03** — CodeSignal expanded agentic capabilities enabling hiring teams to create expert-level skills assessments in minutes
- **2024-10** — Appeared on 1st10 Podcast discussing talent dilemma and looking beyond the resume
- **2024-06** — Featured on Tech Connects Episode 39 discussing CodeSignal's evolution
- **2024-01** — CodeSignal reported $53.8M annual revenue with approximately 116-person team

## Links

- Website: https://codesignal.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tigransloyan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tigransloyan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigran.sloyan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codesignalcom

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Last updated: 2026-05-22