Case Study: Compass reclaims 25,000 engineering hours and speeds quality hiring with Karat

How Karat helped Compass hire more consistently around the globe

Compass, a fast-growing real estate technology platform, needed to scale engineering hiring globally without draining developer time or sacrificing quality. CTO Joseph Sirosh and Global Head of Talent Margaret Smith found Compass’s interviewing approach inconsistent and time-consuming, so they engaged Karat’s Interviewing Cloud — a technical interviewing service — to provide calibrated interviewing capacity and restore engineering bandwidth.

Karat implemented Alignment Engineering to set Compass’s technical bar, integrated interview data into Compass’s ATS, and ran 8,000+ 24/7 interviews across roles and geographies. The partnership reclaimed over 25,000 engineering hours, produced a 6-day average time to interview recommendation, supported 200+ hires in India, and earned a 90% positive candidate experience, giving Compass measurable improvements in hiring velocity, consistency, and quality thanks to Karat’s recommendations and analytics.

Compass

Joseph Sirosh

Chief Technology Officer