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Development of a Customizable Assessment Platform with Seamless External System Integration
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  2. Development of a Customizable Assessment Platform with Seamless External System Integration

Development of a Customizable Assessment Platform with Seamless External System Integration

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Challenges Faced by Recruitment and Training Platforms in Dynamic and Integrated Environments

The client requires a flexible platform enabling recruiters to create and manage their own assessment pages without technical reliance. Additionally, they need robust integration with legacy and modern external recruitment systems, facing challenges such as disparate technologies, communication across geographically distributed teams, and the necessity for high reliability and real-time data synchronization.

About the Client

A mid-to-large scale HR technology firm providing online assessment solutions for recruitment and training processes.

Goals for Developing a Flexible, Integrated Assessment and Data Synchronization Platform

  • Implement a user-friendly interface for recruiters to easily create and customize assessment pages with dynamic content, rules, rewards, and leaderboards.
  • Develop a stable and scalable middleware solution facilitating two-way synchronization between modern assessment platforms and legacy external recruitment management systems.
  • Ensure robust integration capabilities that support legacy technologies (e.g., XML, SOAP) and modern APIs (e.g., REST, Python-based services).
  • Enable seamless management and deployment of multiple environments with high stability and minimal downtime.
  • Support a geographically dispersed development team with effective communication, project oversight, and agile responsiveness.

Core Functional System Capabilities for an Advanced Assessment and Integration Platform

  • Custom page editor in the admin panel enabling recruiters to design and configure assessment challenge pages with various customization options.
  • User-facing interfaces providing participants with clear challenge instructions, rules, rewards, time limits, and leaderboard displays.
  • Backend support for multiple programming languages and frameworks for creating real-world technical assessments.
  • Integration middleware capable of bi-directional data transfer, synchronization, and communication with external legacy and modern recruitment systems.
  • Support for environment management, including deployment across multiple environments with stability and test coverage.

Preferred Architectural Technologies and Development Frameworks

Python (latest version) for backend development
React for frontend interfaces
Docker for containerization
PostgreSQL for database management
Kubernetes for environment orchestration
REST API for modern integrations
XML and SOAP API support for legacy system integration

External Systems Integration Requirements for Data Consistency

  • Legacy recruitment management systems using XML and SOAP APIs
  • Modern recruitment and assessment platforms via REST APIs
  • External employee or candidate data sources for synchronization

Non-Functional System Performance and Reliability Expectations

  • System stability with minimal downtime, ensuring 99.9% availability
  • Scalable architecture supporting increased load, with capacity to handle concurrent assessments and data synchronization
  • Secure data handling compliant with data privacy standards
  • Fast response times for user interactions and data synchronization, targeting sub-second latency where applicable
  • Thorough testing coverage including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests

Expected Business Outcomes and Platform Benefits

The platform will empower recruitment teams to efficiently design and manage assessments independently, reducing technical bottlenecks. Robust integration with external systems will streamline candidate data flow and improve data accuracy. Ultimately, this will lead to faster candidate onboarding, enhanced testing reliability, and a more flexible assessment infrastructure capable of supporting future growth and expanding assessment formats.

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