Meet the Engineers: Nita Patel
Why did you get first get started in software engineering? By process of elimination. I moved to the US when I was in 10th grade so my high school years were spent trying to catch up with...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Finagle Services Resilient
Finagle and the move to microservices When serving 60 million members (and counting), there come some interesting scaling challenges. At Credit Karma, we are constantly facing and addressing those...
View ArticleWhy I Moved from QA to Developer
I recently made the switch from Quality Assurance to Development. It’s been awesome. Thanks Credit Karma! It feels great to learn something new, and to work in an environment that encourages learning...
View ArticleMigrating to Google Cloud with Cloud Agnostic Tools
Your organization has made a decision to move to a cloud infrastructure from a self hosted or colocated data center. How do you make the move with the future in mind? At Credit Karma, we run our...
View ArticleBuilding Credit Karma’s Unclaimed Money Feature
At Credit Karma, we’re constantly looking for new ways to provide timely, personalized financial assistance to our members: we help them correct credit report inaccuracies, find the best interest rate...
View ArticleHow We Revolutionized the Frontend Technologies at Credit Karma
We’ve made major changes to how we build the web UI at Credit Karma – and we’re still going. Over the past year, we’ve rebuilt the site in ReactJS and Redux and launched new experiences on both desktop...
View ArticleHow Engineering Rotation Programs Can Help Teams Scale
Working at a fast growing company while tackling high visibility, cross-functional projects can be challenging to navigate as an engineer. Teams easily become siloed. Knowledge and expertise can be...
View ArticleThe Value of Asking for Help
Summer started, class was over, and I had begun a 10-week journey with Credit Karma. Intern life was great: there’s free food, a foosball table, the sights and sounds of the city. However, the main...
View ArticleMaking an Impact as an Intern: Building Web Push Notifications
When I started at Credit Karma, it was my first internship outside of Toronto. As a Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo, I have the opportunity to complete six internships; Credit...
View ArticleCredit Karma Data Explorer
We use big data at Credit Karma for data science modeling and analytical reporting, which helps us assess the efficacy of our products and services. We process and store data in Google BigQuery at...
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