Staff Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

In Short

• Collaborate, drive, and execute architectural discussions with cross-functional teams.
• Influence technical roadmap and strategy.
• Design, build, ship, and maintain core software libraries, tools, and patterns.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across the stack.
• Provide consultation and feedback across teams.
• Present technical information to a wide array of customers.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience as a software engineer (Ruby, Python, or GoLang).
• 5+ years experience in leading engineering projects/programs.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure behind a micro-service architecture.
• Deep experience with microservices design, REST APIs, and asynchronous queueing models.
• Strong collaboration, documentation, communication, and project management skills.

Benefits

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment.
• Learning and development allowance.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend.