Senior Support Engineer, Checkr
$54.6-105k
Automated background checks
Job no longer available
Automated background checks
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$54.6-105k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all.
Role
Who you are
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical position for a SaaS company
- Strong communication skills with the ability to provide technical details to a non-technical audience in a clear and kind manner
- Excellent troubleshooting skills, ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning to work through complex issues, and a strong intuition for problem-solving
- Experience working with APIs and providing technical product support for API products
- Demonstrated experience working on technical issues, troubleshooting bugs, and communicating with engineers
- Experience using SQL and familiarity with JSON
- Familiarity with software development principles, approaches, and languages
- Experience in or an ability to learn: Postman, DataDog, Snowflake
What the job involves
- Provide technical support to our largest customers and partners via our ticketing system (ZenDesk) and screen-sharing calls
- Investigate technical issues down to the application level utilizing tools like DataDog, Snowflake, and Mulesoft, escalating to engineering as needed
- Own certain processes and procedures to keep our most valuable customers operating smoothly
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Customer Success, and Business Development teams on various initiatives
- Help us build our internal documentation on Confluence to lower response times and contribute to public documentation found on our Help Center
- Mentor less experienced Support Engineers providing support in the day-to-day and in their ongoing troubleshooting skill sets
- Act as the Customer communication liaison for critical incidents. This is a 24/7 on-call shift that is rotated between members of the team
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 Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Sep 2019
$160m
SERIES D
Total funding: $554.6m
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 HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jonathan Perichon
(Co-Founder)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
(Co-Founder & CEO)Daniel worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and Deliv before co-founding Checkr.
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