VS Code extension

After you apply for a role on Careers, the hiring process continues inside your editor. The extension — published as TaoScope Coding Assessment — gives you a TaoScope sidebar, a Tool Hub, and two separate assessment panels:

• Technical Assessment — timed knowledge questions matched to the role you applied for.
• Coding Assessment — a timed, workspace-based task you implement and submit from VS Code.

Both flows use the same ticket ID from your application. TaoScope looks up that ticket, then loads the assessment for the role on file. You do not create an account inside the extension.

1. 1

   Apply for a role

   Submit an application on taoscope.com/careers. You receive an assessment ticket ID on the confirmation screen and by email.

2. 2

   Start the technical assessment

   Install the TaoScope Coding Assessment extension in VS Code, paste your ticket ID, and begin. The technical assessment is available as soon as you apply — no approval wait.

3. 3

   Continue to coding if you pass

   Passing the technical assessment unlocks the coding assessment for the same ticket. Complete each step while the material is fresh.

Search the Extensions view for TaoScope Coding Assessment, or install by ID:

taoscope.taoscope-coding-assessment

Direct listing: Visual Studio Marketplace.

From a terminal, if you prefer the CLI:

code --install-extension taoscope.taoscope-coding-assessment

Click the TaoScope icon in the activity bar on the left. The sidebar is the navigation home. If no assessment is open yet, the Tool Hub opens automatically — one place to launch Technical Assessment or Coding Assessment.

You can also use the Command Palette:

The ticket ID is a random code, for example K7M2-X9Q4-WP18-H3ND. Paste it exactly. The extension verifies it against TaoScope, binds it to this computer, and loads the assessment for the role on that application.

• One ticket belongs to one candidate and one application.
• A ticket can be used from one bound computer. Starting on a different machine is rejected.
• If you have already completed the assessment, the extension shows the recorded result instead of starting again.

Follow the email or careers confirmation for which one to take. They are separate tools in the sidebar; completing one does not automatically start the other.

• A stable internet connection — the ticket, questions, and results are loaded from TaoScope.
• VS Code (or a compatible editor) with the workspace trusted.
• For Coding Assessment: Git available on the PATH if the task clones a repository, plus the ability to run the project’s test and build commands.
• Time to finish in one sitting. Technical Assessment auto-submits when the last question timer ends. Coding Assessment can still be submitted late, but it is marked as such.