Case Study: Figma achieves faster early-career engineering hiring with Karat Byteboard

Figma cuts time to hire by 10 days with Karat

Figma, a technology company, faced challenges in its early-career engineering hiring. Its existing methods, such as resume screens and generic coding tests, failed to effectively assess real-world skills and created a heavy burden on internal engineering and recruiting teams. To build a world-class team for long-term innovation, Figma partnered with vendor Karat and implemented its Byteboard solution.

Karat provided a project-based technical interview that measured practical engineering skills like collaboration and problem-solving. This solution gave Figma a predictive signal on candidate ability and improved process efficiency. As a result, Figma cut its time-to-hire by 10 days, hired stronger engineers from more diverse backgrounds, and built a foundation of technical excellence that supported its journey to becoming a public company.

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