Karat operates as a managed technical interview service backed by a proprietary dataset of 600,000+ technical interviews, enabling statistically comparable hiring signals across roles, geographies, and vendors. Their Interview Engineers (IVEs) apply a consistent evaluation rubric — including live AI-native simulation scenarios — to assess candidates for direct hires, contractor placements, and workforce transformation initiatives. The platform delivers structured performance data and benchmarking insights to engineering and talent leaders, enabling data-backed decisions on hiring bars, vendor quality, and team composition. Karat's methodology supports early career, global, equitable/inclusive, and contractor hiring pipelines through a unified evaluation system.