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Amanda Richardson

Amanda Richardson

CEO, Coderpad

Amanda Richardson is a CEO with two decades of experience in scaling technologies companies through product strategy and operational excellence. With extensive expertise in product management and strategic growth, she has played a crucial role in scaling multiple technology startups to achieve nearly $1B+ in revenue.

At CoderPad, the leading software platform for evaluating technical talent, Amanda has driven five-fold revenue growth and scaled customer count to 4,000 in under five years. Selling to start ups and to Fortune 50 companies, she has built the best-in-class product suite for technical hiring. Amanda led the acquisition of CodinGame, a leading company for asynchronous technical assessments based in France, to extend the company’s global footprint and transform CoderPad from a technical interview point solution to a full technical hiring. She also led the company’s evolution of the go-to-market strategy from product-led-growth to full B2B Saas – accelerating bookings growth and driving double digit revenue growth and Rule of 50+ status. Backed by Summit Partners, Amanda continues to lead the CoderPad team, expand the products’ feature sets, improve customer experience, and grow revenue.

11:00 AM (PDT) - 11:40 AM (PDT)
Main Stage

They Said AI Would Kill Junior Hiring. They Were Wrong

In an era of rapid AI advancement, many predicted the decline of junior hiring, but the reality is proving far more nuanced. In this session, Amanda Richardson, CEO of CoderPad, challenges the narrative that AI is replacing early career talent and instead explores how it is reshaping the way organizations identify, develop, and invest in the next generation of engineers. Drawing on industry insights and real world data, this talk will highlight why junior hiring remains essential, how companies can adapt their evaluation strategies, and what it takes to build resilient, future ready teams in an AI driven landscape.