Access Brilliance

Karat’s flagship purpose program offers free mock technical interviews to software engineers, with a focus on supporting brilliant talent historically underrepresented in tech.

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Our Commitments

Karat, the leading partner for measuring and elevating technical talent, is on a mission to unlock opportunity by making every technical interview fair, predictive, and enjoyable. Through our expert-led, structured assessments, we empower companies to establish objective quality standards and evaluate candidates based solely on demonstrated abilities. By replacing subjective judgments with data-driven measurements, we’re actively removing bias and breaking down the barriers that have historically limited access for underrepresented groups—setting a new standard for both hiring quality and equity.

Brilliant Black Minds uses Karat’s Interviewing Cloud to provide free mock technical interviews, personalized coaching, and more to help active and aspiring Black software engineers take the next step in their careers.

Connect with talented software engineers

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10000+

Thousands of engineers are seeking opportunities through Brilliant Black Minds.

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89%

89% of BBM members who take at least one Karat mock interview report above average confidence.

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75%*

Amongst candidates who improve their interview scores, 75% did so in 4 practice interviews or less.

Meet our Brilliant Members

Our community is composed of engineers at various career stages with a broad range of engineering specializations. They’re improving their technical interview skills, networking with our partner companies, and getting hired!

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Software Engineer II at Amazon Web Services

“I was able to get experience with technical interviewing as well as tips and tricks from attending the various workshops. I also was able to get 1:1 resume help and career advice which led to me landing a new job. Brilliant Black Minds has been instrumental in helping me feel more prepared and more confident while connecting me with a huge network of individuals who I can call upon.”

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Software Engineer 2 at Intuit

“When I first joined it was just mock interviews and feedback, then it got even better with the introduction of the Partners of Brilliance program. Some people just join groups and don’t look back but when I tell people about BBM I always lead with the mock interviews. The program has helped me to improve my resume via career coaches or other members and informed me about the value of networking and attending various tech events/conferences instead of just “blindly” sending out applications.”

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Software Engineer at Flatiron Health

“Doing practice technical interviews and receiving actionable feedback with Brilliant Black Minds absolutely changed the game for me. From my first practice interview, I got feedback on better ways to study for technical interviews and within a few months secured a job at one of my dream companies. I am so so grateful to the people at Karat / Brilliant Black Minds for bringing this kind of knowledge to Black engineers. I would not have secured this role without them.”

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Diverse Skills and Locations

Our members are based all over the US and are skilled in a variety of specializations and coding languages.

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Uche

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Paloma

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Aleena

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Seth

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Joseph

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Danielle

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Keng

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Seun

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Tosin

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Humphrey

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Partner With Us

The Brilliant Black Minds team is excited to build solutions with you.

Looking for customer support? Want to learn more about partnership? Just want to be friends? We’ve got you covered – email us!

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