# Community Engineer (SWE3), Brilliant Black Minds (United States)

**Company:** [Karat](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/karat)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $109k – $162k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, AWS, GCP, Azure, LLM APIs, AI/ML, discord bots, API Design, System Architecture, database design
**Posted:** 2026-07-16

> Build and ship AI-powered tools, automations, and community experiences for Brilliant Black Minds (11k+ diverse engineers). 70% hands-on engineering (LLM integration, scalable services, Discord tooling) and 30% community management (moderation, engagement, study groups). Solo engineer role requiring 5+ years shipping web/distributed systems.

## Job Description

## What you will do
As a Community Engineer at Karat, you will 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. This role is 70% hands-on engineering and 30% community program management; you will be the sole engineer on the program, and staying close to the community is as important as the code you ship.

- 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 the quality and reliability of all code you touch.
- Integrate LLM APIs and AI-enhanced capabilities into BBM's technical interview preparation offerings, helping the community stay current with AI-era engineering practices.
- Leverage AI-assisted development as a core part of your engineering workflow to move quickly and build efficiently 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 what the community needs, design solutions, and ship them.

## The experience you will bring
- 5+ 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); 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.
- A 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, and genuine comfort engaging with engineers across all experience levels, from new grads to senior engineers.
- 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.

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