Process
Initial phone screen to ensure there's a match, followed by a technical phone screen on their platform.
Really professional and nice interviewers. You are allowed two attempts at their technical phone screen.
Questions
You are given a 2D array consisting of 1's and 0's and a tuple of starting coordinates in the matrix. Return a list of the neighboring coordinates that are 0's, not 1's.
Given a string 's', implement the routing cipher on the string and return a new string. See: https://inventwithpython.com/hacking/chapter8.html
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Karat Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Karat's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Karat's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Karat Work Experiences
- 4.0Overall positive, management directionlessSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 1, 2025Pros: Good benefits, people, and culture.Cons: Management is directionless, seeming to chase industry waves rather than refining its product.
- 5.0Interview Practice Boosted SkillsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSpokane Valley, Washington, United StatesNovember 15, 2023Pros: I have done 3 practice interviews with Black Brilliant Minds (Karat) so far, and I have grown a lot. I am able to think through problems much faster, and I am now able to conceptualize complex data structures and their traversal. I am deeply grateful to Karat!Cons: I haven't encountered any cons so far.
- 5.0Great company to work for!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 11, 2022Pros: - Good work-life balance - Talented coworkersCons: A bit lesser known. Uses Ruby on the backend (may or may not be a con).
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