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In 2018, total venture capital (VC) funds invested totaled $131 billion surpassing $84 billion invested during all of 2017. Compared to 2017, the median VC deal size experienced double-digit percentage growth across all investment stages — the highest jump since 2015. The primary investment target of these funds are software-driven companies whose products and solutions are expected to change […]

Technical interviewing is something that every company does when hiring software engineers, but often with mixed results. Mis-hires are unfortunately common. Team members tasked with conducting technical interviews will likely use an approach that they are comfortable with, but that others don’t have visibility into and hasn’t been tested for ability to predict performance. What […]

All too often, the technical interview is used to find flaws in candidates. When in fact finding their strengths is actually more effective in identifying their potential. Karat Director of Interview Engineering, Lus Mendel, recently presented a workshop revealing the best practices of technical interviewing for software engineering roles. Co-hosted by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, this […]

Employers and candidates have been interviewing for millennia. During these years jobs have changed, industries have been created and they’ve evolved. Yet, one thing remains the same: Interviewing has always been awful. Luckily, Interview Engineering can help. Interviewing and finding the right job is hugely important. Next to our spouses and families, we spend massive […]