<div>About Checkr Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/cloud100/">Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List</a> and is a Y Combinator 2024 <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-top-companies-2024">Breakthrough Company</a>.</div><h3>About the Role</h3> As a Senior Software Engineer at Checkr, you will play a crucial role in advancing our product in our mission to create the data platform of the future. Across the product development lifecycle, you will collaborate with other engineers and product counterparts to architect and deliver new platform capabilities and key product initiatives. Your passion for technical excellence will drive progress in modernizing our technical stack, simplifying system architecture, and automating manual workflows to ensure our platforms scalability and efficiency.  <h3>What youll do:</h3> <ul> <li>Develop new platform capabilities and product offerings from design through release</li> <li>Find the balance between speed to market and long-term growth by designing for the horizon and building for today</li> <li>Partner with Product to define appropriately sized initiatives to construct a roadmap that meets business needs quarter over quarter</li> <li>Preserve customer goodwill by ensuring system availability by participating in on-call rotation, addressing support tickets, and taking action on preventative measures to improve reliability</li> <li>Provide mentorship to engineers on the team and across the organization</li> <li>Play an active role in the continuous improvement of the engineering organization through lunch table discussions, team showcases, and reviews with senior leadership</li> </ul> <h3>What you bring:</h3> <ul> <li>5+ years of backend software development experience with a strong proficiency in Ruby (preferred), Golang, or JavaScript/TypeScript</li> <li>Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as relational and non-relational databases, data structures, algorithms, and REST APIs</li> <li>Experience with domain modeling, object design, and system architecture</li> <li>Proven track record of writing clear, tested, and concise code</li> <li>Proficiency to set expectations and inform decisions through project estimates based on the information available</li> <li>Ability to write and review technical proposals, providing constructive feedback and articulating trade-offs</li> <li>Strong sense of ownership across all aspects of the development lifecycle, including incident response and accountability for product robustness</li> <li>Desire to collaborate and share knowledge with peers, both within the team and across the organization</li> <li>Eagerness to learn, improve, and innovate in a fast-paced and collaborative environment</li> </ul> What you’ll get: <ul> <li>A fast-paced and collaborative environment</li> <li>Learning and development allowance</li> <li>Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement</li> <li>100% medical, dental, and vision coverage</li> <li>Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services</li> <li>Flexible PTO policy</li> <li>Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend</li> </ul> At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2-3 days a week. Starting January 2026, hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see<a href="https://checkr.com/company/careers"> our website</a>. The base salary range for this role is $183,000 to $215,000 in San Francisco, CA. The base salary range for this role is $155,000 to $182,000 in Denver, CO.   <h3>Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr</h3> Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the<a href="http://sfgov.org/olse/sites/default/files/Document/FCO%20Art.%2049%20Official%20Notice%20to%20print%202017.pdf"> San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance</a>.