Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Karat's Engineering team and build the world's most predictive, inclusive, and fair interviewing products. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on the flagship interviewing platform and contribute to AI Products initiatives, building robust, scalable full-stack solutions with AI-enhanced features. You will collaborate with product and engineering leadership, design and develop sophisticated full-stack systems, build scalable infrastructure, create intuitive interfaces and APIs, and contribute to architecture decisions. You will also serve as a technical leader, mentoring teammates and driving technical decisions. This role requires 7+ years of experience in developing and launching web applications and experience with AI/ML technologies. The position is remote but limited to specific U.S. states; immigration sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• 7+ years developing and launching web applications/systems into production environments
• Experience with or exposure to AI/ML technologies and understanding how they can enhance assessment and interviewing products
• Experience integrating LLM APIs, familiarity with knowledge-enhanced language model pipelines, and ability to evaluate and improve AI feature performance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance technical tradeoffs
• Strong proficiency in Ruby, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar languages with experience in modern web frameworks and REST and GraphQL API design
• Experience with system architecture, database design, cloud infrastructure, and deployment technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices including CI/CD, testing strategies, and performance optimization
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams with excellent communication skills; can translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, including mentoring teammates and driving technical decisions

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sophisticated full-stack systems that power our next-generation interview platform, incorporating AI capabilities where they add the most value
• Build scalable, production-ready infrastructure and services that maintain high standards of performance, reliability, and security
• Create intuitive interfaces and APIs that serve interviewers, candidates, and hiring teams effectively
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, designers, data scientists) to translate complex requirements into elegant technical solutions
• Contribute to architecture decisions that balance innovation with reliability, ensuring our platform evolves while maintaining enterprise-grade stability
• Serve as a technical leader by sharing expertise across engineering teams, promoting best practices, and elevating the overall technical capability of the organization
• Balance short-term deliverables with long-term technical health, addressing both customer-facing features and foundational infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

Interest in technical interviewing, talent assessment, or educational technology is highly valued

Benefits

• Benefits are available for all full-time, U.S. employees
• Employer-sponsored healthcare (100% premium coverage for employees and 75% premium coverage for eligible dependents) Medical (Regence PPO and HDHP available) HSA employer contribution for those enrolled in the HDHP medical plan
• Dental and Vision (Guardian)
• 100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Standard Life Insurance
• Optional Life Insurance available
• Flexible Savings Account (Healthcare)
• 401(k) match of 4%
• 100% employer-paid mental wellness support via Spring Health for employees and eligible dependents 10 therapy sessions per year at no cost to employee
• 10 coaching sessions per year at no cost to employee
• Vacation: flexible policy for salaried employees and three (3) work weeks available for hourly employees per year
• Wellness (Sick & Mental Health): three (3) work weeks available per year
• Karat ‘No Questions Asked’ Leave: one (1) work week per calendar year
• Other: Bereavement, Jury Duty, LOA, etc. available as-needed
• U.S. Parental Leave: 24 weeks16 weeks: full-out, full pay8 weeks: “Karat Phase-Back” 20 hours per week, full pay
• U.S. HolidaysU.S. Holiday Schedule available here : 10 days
• Karat Summer Break: 5 days - July
• Karat Winter Break: 5 days - December