SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Salary: USD 108,544.1 - 162,112.5 / annual
Karat is the world's largest technical interviewing platform, serving companies like PayPal, Atlassian, and Citi. The Brilliant Black Minds (BBM) team is committed to increasing access for diverse software engineers by connecting a community of 11,000+ members with networks, opportunities, and technical interview preparation.
As a Community Engineer, you will drive the technical evolution of Brilliant Black Minds, building AI-powered tools, automations, and experiences that serve this diverse community. This is a hybrid role: 70% hands-on engineering and 30% community program management. You will be the sole engineer on the program, making staying close to the community as important as the code you ship.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead projects end-to-end from design through release, including those with significant ambiguity
- Build and maintain clean, scalable services, components, and APIs; take accountability for code quality and reliability
- Integrate LLM APIs and AI-enhanced capabilities into BBM's technical interview preparation offerings
- Leverage AI-assisted development as a core part of your engineering workflow to move quickly as a solo engineer
- Build tooling and automations that scale BBM's community operations, including newsletter workflows, Discord integrations, and candidate-facing resources
- Manage day-to-day community operations: moderating Discord, engaging members across experience levels, and participating in study groups
- Identify gaps in community needs, design solutions, and ship them
Requirements:
- 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 strongly preferred); comfort across the stack and with API design
- Experience with system architecture, database design, cloud infrastructure, and deployment technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with LLM APIs or AI-enhanced product features; curiosity about how AI/ML technologies can enhance assessment, learning, or community experiences
- Track record of delivering projects independently, from problem identification to shipped solution, with high-quality output
- Active involvement in the technical community as a mentor, advisor, or contributor; genuine comfort engaging with engineers across all experience levels
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts clearly for non-technical audiences
- Experience building community-facing technical products or tooling (Discord bots, automation workflows, developer portals, etc.) is a strong plus
Note: Position available only to candidates residing in FL, IL, MA, MO, OR, TX, or WA. Immigration sponsorship is not available.
