We're Karat , the leader in technical interviewing and pioneer of the Interviewing Cloud
Karat's purpose is to unlock opportunity, and we created the world's first Interviewing Cloud to conduct predictive, fair, and enjoyable technical interviews 24/7. Karat helps companies such as Wayfair, American Express, and Indeed expand interviewing capacity, unlock developer time, and raise engineering quality so they can hire smarter and grow faster, and create more opportunities for software engineers. From our industry-leading solutions to Karat's Brilliant Black Minds program, the work we do here matters. We're a passionate, smart, human-centric, and committed team, and we want you to join us!
Come join our Engineering team
Our Software Engineering team is dedicated to building the world's most predictive, inclusive, and fair interviewing products for our clients and technical candidates alike.
What you will do
As a Software Engineering Intern for Summer 2022 at Karat, you will work in partnership with cross-functional teammates in order to build and ship meaningful products in the interviewing cloud space. Working on features that create bridges between users, you will experience meaningful technical growth and deep impact for candidate-users of the Karat product for years to come.
Karat's HQ is based in Seattle, Washington, but we are open to remote candidates for this role (within the U.S.).

• Build and ship features and product alongside our multi-faceted team of Data Engineers, Product Designers, Product Managers, and Software Engineers.
• Receive direct guidance and mentorship from experienced Software Engineers and your Software Engineering Manager.
• Actively participate in a variety of productive team meetings, such as: planning, stand ups, retros, etc.
• Work with a variety of technologies across a wide spectrum of computer software (e.g. distributed systems, machine learning/AI, UI/UX, etc.).

The experience you will bring

• Current college student, recent bootcamp graduate, or self-taught professional (with some applicable experience) looking to build a long-term career in Software Engineering
• Highly proficient in one or more modern object-oriented programming languages (our team is most familiar with Ruby, Python, or similar language)
• Have a grasp on data structures and algorithmic techniques
• Collaborative, flexible, and motivated to experiment, iterate, and implement
• Comfortable in a quick change, high-growth, and ambiguous environment ( can be autonomous and self-driven)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Benefits of joining Karat as an Intern
Karat strives to offer everything you need to best support you as an Intern today, tomorrow, and beyond. We're proud of our current offerings, and highlight some of our team's favorites below. There are more, just feel free to ask!
Compensation / Time Off:

• Highly competitive hourly rate
• Sick Leave (10 days per year)
• 20 paid Company Holidays for 2022 - interns will be compensated for holidays that occur during their internship!

Benefits / Wellness:

• Modern Health membership during internship
• $150 per month contribution to miscellaneous benefit/wellness of employee's choice

Equipment / Tools:

• Macbook Pro 16" for internship period
• 27" 4K monitor, keyboard, mouse for internships over 3 months

Learn more about us
Statement of Inclusivity:
In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on "protected categories," we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Karat.
We value a diverse workforce: people of color, womxn, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at [email protected] .
Karat is an E-Verify company.