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Toronto jumped nine spots in Karat’s 2026 ranking of the top cities for engineering talent to become the fifth city in the world for elite engineering talent, with 29.2% of candidates estimated to be in the top quartile globally. For years, Toronto has been on the rise as a tech hub. Now, it is North […]

Seattle jumped up six spots to earn Karat's title of the world’s top city for elite talent in 2026, with 38.2% of candidates in the top quartile of global candidates.

For modern CTOs and senior engineering executives, the mandate for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) has shifted. As noted in EY’s analysis of the sector, GCCs are no longer just cost-arbitrage plays; they are evolving into “AI-native enterprises” that lead global innovation. However, the transition from a skeletal satellite office to a high-performing innovation hub is […]

The growth of global capability centers (GCCs) in India has exploded over the past few years. Hiring targets for 2024 were more than double that of the U.S., with an average of 790 open roles in India. This represents a 19% year-over-year increase. Real estate is also becoming impossible to find in GCC hubs such […]

In Karat’s 2025 analysis of engineering talent hubs, two Polish cities ranked in the top 20 based on engineering quality in technical interviews, Gdańsk (#12) and Warsaw (#20). Both are outperforming many Western European cities on talent quality, operational costs, and hiring velocity. Read on to learn more about the opportunities and challenges facing CIOs setting up engineering operations in Poland.

Top Nearshore Software Hubs in Europe and Americas 1. Belgrade, Serbia - ranked #2 in Europe, #9 globally 2. Gdansk, Poland - #3 in Europe, #12 globally 3. Sofia, Bulgaria - #4 in Europe, #18 globally 4. Warsaw, Poland - #5 in Europe, #20 globally 5. Sao Paulo, Brazil - #1 in LATAM, #38 globally

Tech hiring over the last two years has been plagued with mass layoffs and uncertainty. It looks like things are turning around though, as sentiment around technical hiring is rebounding in 2024.  Karat’s Tech Hiring Trends report surveys software engineering leaders to uncover how hiring is changing each year and the practices of the most […]

India has become a leader in great engineering talent, causing more companies to flock there and open Global Capability Centers (GCCs). As a result, the market for software engineers there is now highly competitive for all types of organizations, including corporations, startups, companies with an established presence in India, and those that are entering India […]

Global companies have access to a larger talent pool and they’re able to reduce costs by hiring in areas with a lower cost of living. While these are some of the benefits that make global hiring advantageous, there are also challenges that come with hiring internationally. Organizations need to navigate the unique characteristics of each […]