Raise’s IT Skills Showcase
Get connected to a range of Software Engineering roles in the Greater Toronto Area
Details:
We’re on the lookout for the GTA’s best software engineers. Challenge yourself while connecting with some of Canada’s top financial institutions — organizations modernizing platforms, scaling cloud environments, improving security, and building next-generation digital experiences.
Traditional approaches to hiring—resumes, LinkedIn profiles, phone screens—don’t paint the full candidate picture. All they do is mimic what really matters: the skills people use every day to succeed in their work.
That’s why we’re shifting the paradigm and introducing something better:
with skills-based assessment from Raise, you complete a single, AI-proctored interview that shows hiring managers what you can really do.
Complete your assessment, and prove your skills once in focused, time-bound session where you stand out for what you can do, not what your resume says.
Why Join:
Proof
Prove your skills to top employers.
Prizes
Prizes for top submissions in each category.
Gold medalist: $2,000
Silver medalist: $1,500
Feedback
Get direct feedback on your technical decision-making.
Connections
One skills assessment connects you with multiple opportunities and exposure to some of Canada’s major financial institutes
Open to:
Software Engineers (no degrees required) who are based in Ontario and have 2+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
When: March 9th to 20th
“These aren’t just coding sprints – they’re extended interviews that push you to build production-ready solutions under pressure. They also force you to explore technologies you might not have touched otherwise (looking at you, YOLOv8), which is exactly the kind of growth opportunity I love as an engineer. I highly recommend them to anyone who thrives on learning by doing.”
–Monica Nieckula, Previous Skills Showcase Participant
How it works.
Step 1: Choose your assessment and register:
Each assessment targets a different engineering discipline, including:
- Backend & Frontend Engineering
- Data & Machine Learning
- AI Integrations
- Autonomous Agents
You may complete one assessment or multiple—each assessment is independent, so you can choose the option(s) that best showcase your strengths.
Step 2: Schedule your assessment window
Most assessments are designed to take 60–90 minutes, but you’ll have up to 4 hours to complete your submission.
Assessments will be live on Monday March 9th and must be completed by Monday, March 20th.
Step 3: Begin your assessment
You’ll work in a pre-configured, in-browser VS Code environment—no setup required.
Interviews are AI-proctored, with human support available throughout. If you get stuck or have questions, use the “Intercom” feature to reach our team—one of our technical team members will help you.
Step 4: Submit your assessment
When you finish your assignment, make sure to click “Submit” to send in your completed assessment.
If you’d like to connect with a recruiter after completing your assessment, email: support@skillsproject.com
Step 5: Receive your result and get matched with jobs
Upon completion:
• You receive your score and feedback
•You may opt into our Skills-Verified Software Engineer Talent Community
When relevant roles open:
• Profiles are quickly matched to required skills
• Hiring leaders review your assessment
Step 1: Choose your assessment and register:
Each assessment targets a different engineering discipline, including:
- Backend & Frontend Engineering
- Data & Machine Learning
- AI Integrations
- Autonomous Agents
You may complete one assessment or multiple—each assessment is independent, so you can choose the option(s) that best showcase your strengths.
Step 2: Schedule your assessment window
Step 3: Begin your assessment
You’ll work in a pre-configured, in-browser VS Code environment—no setup required.
Interviews are AI-proctored, with human support available throughout. If you get stuck or have questions, use the “Intercom” feature to reach our team—one of our technical team members will help you.
Step 4: Submit your assessment
When you finish your assignment, make sure to click “Submit” to send in your completed assessment.
If you’d like to connect with a recruiter after completing your assessment, email: support@skillsproject.com
Step 5: Receive your result and get matched with jobs
Upon completion:
- You receive your score and feedback
- You may opt into our Skills-Verified Software Engineer Talent Community
When relevant roles open:
- Profiles are quickly matched to required skills
- Hiring leaders review your assessment
Registration
Registration
Click the links below to sign in and schedule your assessment:
Backend API:
Build a REST API that serves FDIC institution data, computes financial health metrics, and surfaces at-risk banks.
Click here
Analyze:
Analyze the FDIC data. Explore what distinguishes banks that failed from those that survived, and build a model that flags institutions showing early signs of stress.
Click here
Augment:
Build an AI-powered assistant that lets a banking analyst ask plain English questions about the FDIC data and get accurate, grounded, auditable answers.
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Automate:
Build an autonomous agent that monitors bank health without human input — querying data, reasoning about risk, and producing compliance reports using tool calling and multi-step planning.
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We aren’t a software company: we won’t use your work
All the deliverables created during the assessment are used for skills verification only. We do not share your code, ideas, or strategies without your permission, for any reason.