Senior Software Engineer, Screenings and Verifications

Senior Software Engineer, Screenings and Verifications

About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company .

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Checkr, you will play a crucial role in advancing our product in our mission to create the data platform of the future. Across the product development lifecycle, you will collaborate with other engineers and product counterparts to architect and deliver new platform capabilities and key product initiatives. Your passion for technical excellence will drive progress in modernizing our technical stack, simplifying system architecture, and automating manual workflows to ensure our platform’s scalability and efficiency.

What you’ll do :

Develop new platform capabilities and product offerings from design through release

Find the balance between speed to market and long-term growth by designing for the horizon and building for today

Partner with Product to define appropriately sized initiatives to construct a roadmap that meets business needs quarter over quarter

Preserve customer goodwill by ensuring system availability by participating in on-call rotation, addressing support tickets, and taking action on preventative measures to improve reliability

Provide mentorship to engineers on the team and across the organization

Play an active role in the continuous improvement of the engineering organization through lunch table discussions, team showcases, and reviews with senior leadership

What you bring :

Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as relational and non-relational databases, data structures, algorithms, and REST APIs

Experience with domain modeling, object design, and system architecture

Proven track record of writing clear, tested, and concise code

Proficiency to set expectations and inform decisions through project estimates based on the information available

Ability to write and review technical proposals, providing constructive feedback and articulating trade-offs

Strong sense of ownership across all aspects of the development lifecycle, including incident response and accountability for product robustness

Desire to collaborate and share knowledge with peers, both within the team and across the organization

Eagerness to learn, improve, and innovate in a fast-paced and collaborative environment

What you’ll get :

A fast-paced and collaborative environment

Learning and development allowance

Competitive 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

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2-3 days a week. Starting January 2026, hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see

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The

base salary

range for this role is $183,000 to $215,000 in San Francisco, CA.

The

base salary

range for this role is $155,000 to $182,000 in Denver, CO.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and / or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance .

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