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Insights that unlock opportunity: Top takeaways from LeadDev London image

News & Events

07.20.2023

At the end of June, I attended LeadDev’s conference in London with more than a thousand senior development professionals. Karat was a conference sponsor, and I was joined by a cohort of my UK-based colleagues who ran our booth in the sponsor hall. I was there to speak about hiring processes with a focus on […]

Debunking the diversity pipeline myth in tech: Black developer talent overflows at NSBE49 image

News & Events

03.29.2023

A line of hopeful, somewhat nervous current and aspiring software developers stretched past the Amazon and Google booths at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Convention last week in Kansas City, Missouri. Over 10,000 Black engineers and computer scientists buzzed with determination, purpose and focus as they explored the arena lined with corporations seeking […]

Karat acquires leading adaptive assessment technology from Triplebyte image

News & Events

03.16.2023

SEATTLE, WA – Karat, the world’s largest interviewing company, today announced the acquisition of Triplebyte’s technical assessment product and team. The acquisition adds a unique top-of-funnel, skills-based assessment to Karat’s suite of Interviewing Cloud offerings, helping organizations identify and hire the best tech talent faster, more accurately, and fairly. The ability to quickly make confident […]

Karat expands push into enterprise market and focus on developer engagement – adding enterprise sales leader Marcus Taylor and marketing exec Dan Haroldsen to its leadership team image

News & Events

03.09.2023

Karat today announced the addition of two executives to its leadership team – roles that will enable the company to grow further into the enterprise and continue engagement of developers. Dan Haroldsen is joining as VP of Marketing, and Marcus Taylor has been promoted to VP of Americas Enterprise Sales. Most recently, Dan led marketing […]

Welcome Scott Bonneau and Amy Sennett to Karat image

News & Events

12.14.2022

Karat today announced the hiring of two executives who will help scale the company. Scott Bonneau will join as Executive Vice President of Product and Operations, and Amy Sennett will join as General Counsel. Most recently, Scott was VP of Talent Attraction and Data Analytics at Indeed. He spent five years at Indeed–also serving as […]

Black Brilliance shined throughout AfroTech 2022 in Austin, Texas image

Inside Karat

11.23.2022

The Karat team traveled to Austin, Texas last week to attend the first AfroTech conference since the pandemic, following two years of virtual events. The conference, hosted by Blavity, Inc, is one of the largest Black professional tech conferences. Over 15,000 Black professionals gathered for five days, to learn, network and discover their next tech […]

Welcome Crystal Moore, Our New VP of Brilliant Black Minds image

News & Events

11.15.2022

When we launched Brilliant Black Minds, we knew we were onto something big. The tech industry is our generation’s greatest driver of wealth, but less than five percent of software engineers are Black. We committed to changing that through Brilliant Black Minds – our movement to double the number of Black engineers – where we […]

Inclusion and Empowerment Take Center Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 image

News & Events

10.21.2022

“We want to build products for the communities we want to serve.” -Serena Williams at TechCrunch Disrupt. It’s been a welcome return to in-person event season this fall, and naturally, Serena Williams, Karat’s champion of brilliance, didn’t disappoint in her first keynote appearance since retiring from tennis. At TechCrunch Disrupt, Serena shared insights on her […]

University Recruiting: Best Practices & Trends for the Season image

News & Events

10.18.2022

Each fall, university recruiting (UR) season kicks off — and with it, the race to hire top talent. The labor market has been tight throughout 2022, and many companies are feeling the pressure to attract a diverse pool of promising candidates. Filling software engineering and development roles can be particularly challenging, so it’s important to […]

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