Senior Staff Software Engineer, Checkr
$251-295k
Salary applicable for candidates based in San Francisco, CA. For candidates based in Denver, CO: $213,000 - $250,000 USD
2-3 days a week in office
Automated background checks
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Automated background checks
1001+ employees
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$251-295k
Salary applicable for candidates based in San Francisco, CA. For candidates based in Denver, CO: $213,000 - $250,000 USD
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
- 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 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 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
- 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 Engineer 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
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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Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Sep 2019
$160m
SERIES D
Total funding: $553.2m
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
(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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