Coinbase — the Criteria assessment stage
Software engineering roles — initial screen
Coinbase uses the CCAT at the initial screening stage for software engineers: a senior engineer’s first-hand account from April 2025 describes taking “the initial CCAT exam” before the CodeSignal round, and candidates on Blind describe the CCAT’s signature — 50 questions in 15 minutes, a mix of pattern and maths questions, under 20 seconds each. Candidates also report a Likert-style culture questionnaire alongside the test. The CCAT is Criteria’s 50-question, 15-minute multiple-choice test covering verbal ability, maths and logic, and spatial reasoning, with no calculator.
Where the assessment sits in the process
- 1Step 1 — Application and recruiter contact
The CCAT invitation arrives at the initial screen, before any coding assessment.
- 2Step 2 — CCAT + culture questionnaire
50 multiple-choice questions in 15 minutes; candidates also report a Likert-style culture questionnaire at this stage.
- 3Step 3 — CodeSignal
Coding assessment after the CCAT (first-hand 2025 report).
- 4Step 4 — Onsite interviews
Interview loops follow for candidates who clear the earlier stages.
Assessment components
The CCAT step is confirmed by a first-hand April-2025 interview report and corroborated on Blind and Glassdoor; the culture questionnaire comes from an adjacent candidate report. Our full-length CCAT-style practice test uses original questions with a raw score and worked explanations. It does not estimate an official CCAT percentile. Criteria’s own preparation resources are linked below.
Preparing for the CCAT
The CCAT is 50 questions in 15 minutes with no calculator. Take our free full-length CCAT-style practice test — original questions, your number correct and every answer explained — then read the format and scoring facts and find Criteria’s official practice resources on the guide. Our practice items are not normed to Criteria’s test, so the raw score does not convert to an official CCAT score or percentile.
GameAssessmentPrep is an independent practice platform, not affiliated with or endorsed by Criteria Corp. CCAT, Cognify and Emotify are Criteria Corp product names, used here to identify the assessments. Process details reflect research as of August 2026 and employers change their assessments. GameAssessmentPrep is not affiliated with Coinbase.
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