Principal Software Engineer, Checkr
$279.5-328.8k
+ Equity
2-3 days a week in office
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Job no longer available
Automated background checks
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$279.5-328.8k
+ Equity
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years leading architecture projects across an organization
- 8+ years experience in a leadership role
- 20+ years experience as a software engineer
- Experience developing in Ruby and GoLang
- Solid understanding of Cloud technologies and all layers of backend stacks
- Strong collaboration, communication and project management skills
- Deep understanding of microservices 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 the job involves
- Checkr is looking for an experienced Principal 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
- Facilitate the long-term architecture of our core systems
- Develop a cohesive engineering strategy for Checkr’s architecture
- Drive the work to evolve Checkr’s platform into Enterprise and International markets
- Drive the work to introduce Checkr’s first versioning strategy
- Lead and sponsor API governance groups and advocate for best practices
- Deeply understand customer, partner, and product team needs
- Ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of our services
- Collaborate with the team in designing and implementing new features
- Partner with Product and management in project planning, focusing on timeline and scoping
- Evangelize Checkr’s APIs and be an advocate for Checkr in the developer community
Our take
Checkr addresses the unpleasant and time consuming process of background checks so that companies using on-demand employees can make safer, more informed hiring decisions in less time. Background checks are a critical part of the hiring process, and CEO Daniel Yannisse noticed that they were painfully slow, resulting in loss of work for candidates and productivity downturns for employers.
Before Checkr entered the market in 2014 with its innovative AI technology and a solid $50m in venture capital funding, companies were waiting upwards of two weeks for their checks. Checkr substantially reduces this time frame and has grown to receive a $5 billion valuation.
Checkr has accelerated growth by making several highly advantageous acquisitions of competitor companies GoodHire and Inflection. As the world of work embraces diversity and inclusion, the company announced an end-to-end service for candidates wishing to expunge their criminal records, furthering the company’s ‘fair chance’ mission and clearing 1000s of candidates for free since 2021. New products launched at the end of 2023 include Checkr Pay (providing access to payment right after a shift) and Checkr Onboard (unified onboarding processes), exemplifying how Checkr is keeping pace with a rapidly changing, flexible, and mobile-first workforce.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Sep 2019
$160m
SERIES D
Total funding: $544.8m
Company benefits
- Parental leave
- Stock optoins
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive Health Plans | We cover 100% of insurance premiums and offer generous parental and family leave
- Competitive Compensation | We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity
- A Variety of Food and Snacks | Our culinary team serves a rotating menu for lunch each day, along with unlimited snacks and drinks
- Wellness Programs | We invest in the holistic well-being of every team member through education reimbursements, onsite massages, and physical therapy
- Flexible Paid Time Off | We want you to take the time you need to relax and recharge
- Fitness and Public Transport Reimbursement | We’ll cover your commute and help you stay active with our onsite gym or fitness provider of choice
Company values
- Humility - We are respectful and free from arrogance. We put the success of our employees over our company and are excited to learn from each other.
- Grit - We are passionate and hustle to raise the bar. We persevere through our challenges and grow from our failures.
- Transparency - We trust each other to communicate the good and the bad as it relates to doing our best work. We aren’t afraid to voice our opinions and are receptive to feedback.
- Connection - We genuinely care about each other and understand that our people are our power. We celebrate our lived experiences and enjoy helping and supporting each other.
- Ownership - We strive for thoughtful impact, take pride in our work, and hold ourselves accountable. We step up and take on new challenges to help further the success of the company.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jonathan Perichon
(CTO)After an MSc in Computer Science, Jonathan worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and deliv for a combined year and a half. He co-founded Checkr in May 2014, serving as CTO since.
Daniel Yanisse
(CEO)Daniel worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and Deliv before co-founding Checkr.
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