Karat
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What is Karat
Karat is a technical interviewing and skills screening platform used by recruiting and engineering teams to evaluate software engineering candidates. It provides structured technical interviews conducted by trained interviewers and delivers standardized scorecards and feedback to support hiring decisions. The product is commonly used to scale technical screening while reducing the load on internal engineering interviewers and improving consistency across interviewers and geographies.
Live technical interview delivery
Karat provides real-time technical interviews conducted by trained interviewers rather than relying only on asynchronous tests. This supports evaluation of problem-solving approach, communication, and debugging in addition to final answers. It can be useful for teams that need consistent interview execution without pulling engineers away from product work.
Standardized scoring and rubrics
The platform emphasizes structured interviews with consistent rubrics and scorecards. This can improve comparability across candidates and reduce variability that occurs when many internal interviewers run screens differently. Standardized outputs also make it easier for recruiters and hiring managers to review results and decide next steps.
Scales screening operations
Karat is designed to handle high screening volume across roles and time zones by providing interviewer capacity on demand. This can shorten time-to-screen when internal engineering bandwidth is constrained. It also supports centralized reporting and operational workflows for recruiting teams managing multiple pipelines.
Less control over interviewer
Using third-party interviewers can reduce a company’s direct control over interview style, candidate experience nuances, and role-specific context. Even with rubrics, some teams prefer internal interviewers to assess culture and team fit early. Organizations may need calibration cycles to align expectations and scoring interpretation.
Not a full ATS replacement
Karat focuses on technical screening and interview execution rather than end-to-end recruiting workflows. Companies typically still need an applicant tracking system for requisitions, approvals, offers, and compliance recordkeeping. This can add integration and process work to connect interview results to the broader hiring stack.
May not fit all roles
Structured technical interviews are best suited to software engineering and related technical roles, but may be less applicable for non-coding positions or highly specialized domains requiring deep internal context. Some teams may also prefer take-home or project-based assessments for certain senior or niche roles. As a result, organizations may use Karat for specific stages or job families rather than universally.
Seller details
Karat, Inc.
Seattle, WA, USA
2014
Private
https://karat.com
https://x.com/karat_io
https://www.linkedin.com/company/karat/
