Software Engineering Intern

We're Karat , the leader in technical interviewing and pioneer of the Interviewing Cloud
Karat's purpose is to unlock opportunity, and we built the world's first Interviewing Cloud to conduct predictive, fair, and enjoyable technical interviews 24/7. Karat helps companies 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 team of passionate, focused, human-centric 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 2023 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.

• Build and ship features and products 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)

This is a full-time, salary position. Immigration sponsorship is available.
Karat's HQ is based in Seattle, Washington, but we are open to remote candidates for this role (within the U.S.).
Benefits of joining Karat
Karat strives to offer everything you need to best support you 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 salary and stock options
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid PTO (see below) and Sick Leave (10 days per year)
• Flexible Time Off Policy for salaried positions
• Three weeks accrued per year for hourly positions
• Global Parental Leave (16 weeks paid with additional 8 weeks transition back to work in part-time capacity)
• 20 paid Company Holidays for 2022

Benefits / Wellness:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance via Cigna or Kaiser (for CA-based employees)
• 100% premium covered for employees
• 70% premium covered for dependents
• FSA, STD, LTD, Standard Life Insurance, and Optional Life Insurance
• Mental Wellness offerings such as Calm, Happify, Talkspace, Modern Health, and more
• $150 per month contribution to miscellaneous benefit/wellness of employee's choice

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.