Community Engineer, SWE3

Karat

Community Engineer developing AI-driven tools and automations for a diverse software engineer community. Leading projects and managing community operations for the Brilliant Black Minds team.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $124,050 - $144,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptPythonRubyTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the technical evolution of Brilliant Black Minds, building AI-powered tools, automations, and experiences that serve a community of 11,000+ diverse software engineers
Lead projects end-to-end from design through release, including those with significant ambiguity
Build and maintain clean, scalable services, components, and APIs
Integrate LLM APIs and AI-enhanced capabilities into BBM's technical interview preparation offerings
Build tooling and automations that scale BBM's community operations
Manage day-to-day community operations: moderating Discord, engaging members, and participating in study groups
Identify gaps in what the community needs, design solutions, and ship them

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional experience designing and shipping web applications or distributed systems to production
Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Ruby strongly preferred)
Experience with system architecture, database design, cloud infrastructure, and deployment technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Familiarity with LLM APIs or AI-enhanced product features
A track record of delivering projects independently, from problem identification to shipped solution
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts clearly for a non-technical audience when needed
Experience building community-facing technical products or tooling, such as Discord bots, automation workflows, developer portals, or equivalent is a strong plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptRubysystem architecturedatabase designcloud infrastructuredeployment technologiesLLM APIsweb applications

Soft Skills

communication skillsproblem identificationproject deliverycommunity engagementsolution design