Technical Content Development Engineer
About the job
- At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience acquired post-academically and post-internship, using at least one modern programming language.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code review, and constructive technical feedback.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or Gemini Code Assist.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Experience working remotely on global, distributed teams.
- Availability for a schedule overlapping U.S. business hours.
- Residence in Bengaluru is required; candidates from other Indian cities will not be considered.
- All application submissions must be 100% in English.
- Design and build technical interview questions, including coding exercises, debugging challenges, knowledge assessments, and real-world engineering scenarios.
- Write and test interview content across multiple programming languages, verifying that solutions are correct and consistent.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate content creation while applying engineering judgment to maintain accuracy.
- Conduct peer reviews to ensure content meets Karat’s technical and quality standards.
- Update content based on candidate performance data, interviewer feedback, and Content Corrections requests.
- Partner with the Content Architecture team to improve content development processes and assessment quality.
- Help improve development standards, templates, and documentation for the Content team.
- Availability during U.S. business hours is preferred.
About the company
Karat builds the Interviewing Cloud, an always-on, scalable platform that combines human interviewers with technology to run predictive, fair, and enjoyable technical interviews around the clock. It uses a global network of Interview Engineers, market intelligence, and purpose-built interviewing infrastructure to expand the candidate pipeline, reduce pedigree bias, and improve access for underrepresented candidates. Competitively, Karat differentiates itself with a scalable, 24/7 Interviewing Cloud powered by its network and data-driven insights, aiming to provide consistent interview quality across customers. The company’s goal is to help enterprises increase hiring capacity, free up developers to focus on coding, and raise overall engineering quality so they can innovate and grow.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$169.1M
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 NextGen launched into AI hiring demand, directly matching enterprise recruiting budgets.
- Karat’s 600,000-interview dataset strengthens defensibility as engineering teams redesign assessments around AI.
- 2026 contract hiring shows sustained demand for flexible interview coverage across engineering roles.
What critics are saying
- Atlassian, Duolingo, and PayPal can replace Karat with CoderPad or HireVue by 2027.
- Contract Interview Engineer hiring through Q3 2026 signals service-heavy scaling and margin pressure.
- Karat Financial’s creator-banking brand confuses employers, candidates, and investors, weakening positioning.
What makes Karat unique
- Karat NextGen launched December 10, 2025, blending human interviewers with embedded AI.
- Karat has run 600,000+ interviews, creating proprietary benchmarking data competitors cannot match.
- Karat’s Interview Engineers standardize technical screens, reducing bias and review variance.
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Benefits
- Generous time off
- Drive impact
- 401k matching
- Health + wellness
- Flexible work environment