Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Remote

Overview

Karat is transforming organizations around the world. We provide a powerful system for technical leaders at companies who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead.

In Short

• Build product features that improve how engineers are interviewed.
• Play a key technical leadership role in developing the interviewing platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features and build products.
• Own and deliver complex projects on time with high-quality code.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers.
• Drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Champion engineering best practices.
• Work a schedule overlapping with U.S. counterparts.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in web applications and distributed systems.
• Expertise in modern programming languages (Ruby, Python, React, TypeScript/JavaScript).
• Experience with system architecture, microservices design, and API development.
• Proven experience with cloud infrastructure and scalable deployment technologies.
• Technical leadership experience, including mentoring team members.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Interest in technical interviewing or educational technology.

Benefits

• Private healthcare available (100% premium coverage for employees).
• Generous vacation and sick leave policies.
• Public and floating holidays.
• Karat Summer and Winter Breaks.