A PUBLIC COMPETITION FOR SERIOUS OPERATORS

Sitka hires from
the Arena.

Sitka runs public skill competitions that anyone can enter, free. This is how Sitka finds world-class people: a basic screening test, then a real multi-scenario test for the role you want. There is no prize. The reward is the job.

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TOTAL ENTRANTS

OPEN ARENAS

ROLES HIRING

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CURRENT ARENA CLOSES

HOW IT WORKS

Five gates. One body of evidence.

Enter

Choose the work you want to prove.

The Proving

Clear a fixed, published threshold.

The Arena

Build against the same hard brief.

Public Testing

See the test and ranking evidence.

Live Defense

Mandatory for every finalist; scheduled and announced in advance.

OPEN

CURRENT ARENA · AI / ML Engineering

Cut the Cost, Keep the Accuracy

Reduce inference cost on a production document-classification system without giving back the accuracy customers rely on.

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EVERY ROLE HAS AN ARENA

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THE HALL · RECENT

Gold

Swift Skunk

Earn the Room

Silver

Brisk Otter

The 72-Hour Blueprint

Bronze

Lucid Gecko

The Hostile Intake Call

“Competition is the closest thing to the actual work: a clear problem, real constraints, and evidence that survives contact.”

WHY WE DO IT THIS WAY