Senior Engineering Manager, Checkr
Mortgage
$269-316k
OTE
+ Equity
More information about location
Automated background checks
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Automated background checks
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$269-316k
OTE
+ Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader who has built and scaled high-performing engineering teams and production systems, while staying close to architecture and execution
- Experience in mortgage lending or another regulated, high-stakes industry is a plus
- 8+ years as an engineering manager and 12+ years as an engineer overall, including experience managing large teams, in addition to managing managers
- Experience owning a P&L or business line, including revenue targets, capacity planning, and cross-functional accountability, ideally for products operating at scale in highly regulated environments, with an understanding of the related data, legal, and human impact considerations
- Deep understanding of service architecture, system design, and lean software development principles, with the ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly, balancing technical and business tradeoffs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate technical strategy into business terms for executives
- Experience with machine learning and AI, and enthusiasm for working in an AI-native company where AI is embedded across how we build and operate
- Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
- A-player mindset: a strong bias for action, urgency, resilience through ambiguity, and ownership of outcomes
What the job involves
- As the Senior Engineering Manager for Mortgage, you’ll lead 16+ engineers as the head of engineering for Checkr’s mortgage business
- Reporting to the VP of Engineering with visibility to executive leadership, you’ll own the product end to end from APIs and integrations to AI/ML-powered verification decisions and the customer experience
- You’ll operate as a business leader, not just an engineering leader: partnering with Product to shape strategy, owning the technical roadmap and delivery against growth targets, and building the team and systems needed to serve the country’s largest lenders
- The stakes are real: the systems you build directly impact people’s ability to get a mortgage, giving you the opportunity to drive meaningful customer and business impact at scale
- Own the technical roadmap and architecture for the Mortgage platform and partner with product management to co-own product direction, build new features, and enhance existing ones, decisions here affect millions of consumers a year
- Own delivery for the Mortgage business line, and partner with the business's leadership as a peer, jointly accountable for the business's results,
- Set the technical direction for the team, reduce technical debt, and scale the architecture sustainably while maintaining delivery speed, advancing Checkr into the next generation of product offerings
- Represent engineering in annual strategy planning, including capacity modeling, headcount planning, and prioritization tradeoffs
- Manage quality incidents as both technical lead and communication lead
- Hire and continually raise the bar for engineering talent, and mentor team members in a way that supports their individual career growth
- Build direct relationships with customers and drive results in partnership with them
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.
Freddie
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: $555.5m
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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