Senior Staff Software Engineer, Checkr

Checkr

Location:
United States, Denver ▼
San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

213000.00 - 295000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Checkr is looking for an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer to facilitate the long-term design of Checkr’s core systems and to lead critical cross-organizational initiatives, including the international expansion of our platform and development of an Enterprise Architecture. In this role, you will work across the entire R&D organization to deeply understand the product’s domain models and customer needs, and work across all teams to ensure that Checkr is architecting a best-in-class, API-first product that can scale into the future.

Job Responsibility:

Proactively identify the top opportunities for impact for the engineering organization
Own direction and lead execution of organization-wide technical efforts
Hands-on contribution in areas with a high degree of business risk
Break down very complex projects into simple systems that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers
Create documents to set standards of architectural best practices that are consumed by the broader engineering org
Upskill the staff engineers in the company to systematically raise the bar for quality and scale
Inform buy vs build decisions, supporting broad business strategy
Deeply understand customer, partner, and product team needs, and represent your teams in technical conversations with company leadership

Requirements:

Degree in computer science or related field (Bachelor's or Master's)
15+ years experience as a software engineer
2+ years leading architecture projects across an organization
5+ years experience in a leadership role
Experience developing in Ruby, GoLang, and Python
Solid understanding of Cloud technologies and all layers of backend stacks
Strong collaboration, communication and project management skills
Deep understanding of micro-services design and asynchronous queueing models
Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams
A strong sense of ownership
Experience mentoring engineering and product teams in domain-driven design
A great desire to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate

What we offer:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 24, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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