Community Engineer (SWE3), Brilliant Black Minds (United States)
About The Position
Karat is hiring a Community Engineer for its Brilliant Black Minds (BBM) team. BBM connects a community of more than 11,000 diverse software engineers with networks, opportunities, and technical interview preparation. The role drives BBM’s technical evolution by building AI-powered tools, automations, and community experiences. It is approximately 70% hands-on engineering and 30% community program management, and the successful candidate will be the program’s sole engineer while remaining closely engaged with community members. The engineer will lead projects from design through release, build and maintain services, components, and APIs, integrate LLM capabilities into interview preparation, and use AI-assisted development in their workflow. They will also build operational tooling and automations, manage day-to-day community activities, and identify and deliver solutions to community needs. The position is fully remote but is currently open only to candidates residing in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, or Washington. Immigration sponsorship is not available. Salary depends on geographic tier: GeoLo 2 is $139,556.70–$162,112.50; GeoLo 3 is $124,050.40–$144,100; and GeoLo 4 is $108,544.10–$126,087.50.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience designing and shipping web applications or distributed systems to production.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks; Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Ruby experience is strongly preferred.
- Comfort working across the stack and with API design.
- Experience with system architecture, database design, cloud infrastructure, and deployment technologies such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Familiarity with LLM APIs or AI-enhanced product features, and curiosity about how AI/ML can enhance assessment, learning, or community experiences.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects independently, from identifying a problem through shipping a high-quality solution.
- Active technical-community involvement as a mentor, advisor, or contributor, and comfort engaging with engineers at all experience levels.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Residence in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, or Washington.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building community-facing technical products or tooling, such as Discord bots, automation workflows, or developer portals.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects end-to-end, from design through release, including projects with significant ambiguity.
- Build and maintain clean, scalable services, components, and APIs, taking responsibility for the quality and reliability of code.
- Integrate LLM APIs and AI-enhanced capabilities into BBM’s technical interview preparation offerings.
- Use AI-assisted development as a core part of the engineering workflow.
- Build tooling and automations for community operations, including newsletter workflows, Discord integrations, and candidate-facing resources.
- Manage day-to-day community operations, including moderating Discord, engaging members across experience levels, and participating in study groups.
- Identify community needs and gaps, design solutions, and deliver them.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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