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04.15.2024
Hyderabad: Top City to Hire Software Engineers
With over six million software engineers, India is one of the largest pools of tech talent in the world. In addition to being home to nearly a quarter of the world’s developers, India also boasts some of the highest concentrations of top engineering talent. Six Indian cities made our list of the top cities to […]
Featured Blog | News & Events
04.09.2024
Seattle: Top City to Hire Software Engineers
In our 2024 ranking of the top cities to hire software engineers, Seattle ranks at the top of the list based on its concentration of strong software engineers. The city also ranked third in the world, and first in the U.S. based on its concentration of elite engineering talent. With Microsoft and Amazon headquartered in […]
Featured Blog | News & Events
03.15.2024
Guadalajara: Top City to Hire Software Engineers
Guadalajara, Mexico is among several up-and-coming Latin American cities that are rising in our ranking of top cities to hire software engineers. Known as the Silicon Valley of Mexico, the city has attracted large tech companies, including Amazon, IBM, and Google, as well as startups. In fact, Jalisco, the state that Guadalajara is located in, […]
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03.25.2021
Although more womxn are entering the tech field, there still lies a huge gender gap when it comes to the ratio of men vs. women within the industry. According to TechRadius, 80% of those in the field are male, while only 20% are female. The lack of representation of womxn in tech is challenging and […]
Interview Insights
03.24.2021
Will your team ever go back to the office? For many, the answer is “no.” This seismic shift means many business processes must go completely virtual, including interviewing and hiring software engineers. Karat has conducted over 100k technical interviews — all remotely — and established the following best practices on how to conduct remote technical […]
Recruiting Insights
03.17.2021
A technical recruiter is the quarterback of the tech talent acquisition process. The best tech recruiters have a close relationship with their software engineering partners. Many face inconsistent processes that make their jobs more difficult. Sometimes, this is due to a lack of clear expectations for the scope of the role. In this guide, we’re […]
Industry Trends & Research
03.08.2021
Last week Karat celebrated the launch of our new Brilliant Black Minds program. As part of that celebration, our own Portia Kibble Smith, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, joined a panel with the great team at From Day One to talk about anti-racist hiring. Today, we’re proud to announce a continuation of the equitable-team-building […]
Candidate Resources
03.04.2021
Anthony Mays didn’t know he’d be here. Growing up a Black kid in Compton in the 1980s and 90s, there weren’t Black technologists, futurists, and engineers to look to for inspiration. He and his family were just trying to remain resilient and encouraged in an environment where poverty and pain were far too common. Years […]
News & Events
03.02.2021
By: Portia Kibble Smith, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Karat At Karat we believe interviews unlock opportunities and change lives. Today’s tech companies are creating the future. Every time a developer gets a job, they create a new opportunity for their company to create, grow, and innovate. And every time a developer gets a […]
News & Events
03.02.2021
SEATTLE, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Karat, the world leader in technical interviewing, today announced Brilliant Black Minds, a program to improve access, fairness, and inclusion across the technology industry. The program, which formalizes Karat’s commitment to providing Black software engineers with $1 million in practice interviews, kicked off last year and is growing to […]
Success Stories
02.22.2021
A little more than three hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin established the Philadelphia Contributionship, effectively inventing property insurance. A crucial part of the business was the inspection, which considered construction standards, living practices, and building materials. This allowed the company to set rates based on their risk assessment. That may seem like a far cry […]
Recruiting Insights
02.18.2021
Like everything else, 2020 upended the developer hiring landscape. The unexpected shift in developer hiring trends created an influx of strong candidates. The transition to virtual hiring made us all adapt and innovate. Last week, Karat invited four technical recruiting experts to talk about the aftermath of 2020 and how to hire developers in 2021 […]