Community Engineer (SWE3), Brilliant Black Minds (United States)
About The Position
Karat is hiring a Community Engineer for its Brilliant Black Minds (BBM) team, which connects a community of more than 11,000 diverse software engineers with networks, opportunities, and technical interview preparation. The role is 70% hands-on engineering and 30% community program management, and the engineer will be the program’s sole engineer. The team operates fully remotely, but applicants must reside in California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Texas, or Washington. Immigration sponsorship is not available. The Community Engineer will lead technical projects from design through release, build and maintain reliable services and APIs, integrate AI capabilities into interview preparation, and develop tooling and automations for community operations. The role also involves moderating Discord, engaging community members, participating in study groups, and identifying and addressing community needs. U.S. base salary varies by geographic tier: GeoLo 1, $157,284.10–$180,178.30; GeoLo 2, $141,555.69–$162,160.47; GeoLo 3, $125,827.28–$144,142.64; and GeoLo 4, $110,098.87–$125,124.81.
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 AI/ML applications in assessment, learning, or community experiences.
- Track record of independently delivering projects from problem identification through implementation, with high-quality output.
- 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 when needed.
- Must reside in one of the listed eligible U.S. states: CA, FL, IL, MA, MO, NY, OR, TX, or WA.
- Immigration sponsorship is not available.
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, and take accountability for the quality and reliability of code.
- Integrate LLM APIs and AI-enhanced capabilities into technical interview preparation offerings.
- Use AI-assisted development as a core part of the engineering workflow.
- Build tooling and automations to scale 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
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
