2 days ago
Base Salary
$185k - $218k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the full development lifecycle for complex motor vehicle record features from ideation and technical design through implementation, release, and operation.
- Define and drive the technical direction of reliable, scalable MVR systems while improving extensibility, reliability, and turnaround time.
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services with strong data accuracy, security, and compliance.
- Integrate external data providers and manage MVR data flows involving inconsistent, delayed, or incomplete data.
- Identify systemic risks, lead incident response and root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes.
- Partner with Data Supply Chain, Supply Chain Operations, Product, and Operations to translate customer and provider needs into technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers and improve code quality, design reviews, and engineering practices.
- Use AI-assisted tools, models, and assistants as part of the engineering workflow.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience building scalable backend systems.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language and deep understanding of relational databases, ORMs, and RESTful APIs.
- Proven experience designing and maintaining reliable distributed systems, including microservices, CI/CD, and asynchronous or event-driven architectures.
- Experience integrating external data providers or third-party APIs and building accurate, resilient data pipelines.
- Ability to reason about platforms end to end, evaluate architectural trade-offs, and design systems that adapt to changing data sources, scale, and product requirements.
- Demonstrated full-cycle ownership and ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with technical and non-technical partners.
- Strong bias for action, resilience through ambiguity, and commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes.
Benefits
- Learning and development allowance.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation with advancement opportunities.
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Employees are expected to work from a Checkr hub office at least three days per week; hubs are in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago.
- In-office perks include lunch five times per week, a commuter stipend, snacks and beverages, and potentially a relocation stipend.
Tech Stack
RubyRuby on Rails
Categories
About Checkr
Checkr builds an AI-powered background, identity, and credential verification platform for employers, marketplaces, landlords, and lenders, delivered via APIs and web tools. The privately held company, founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, supports employment, tenant, and mortgage screenings for more than 140,000 customers, including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Pennymac. Its business model centers on per-check and subscription-based screening services with built-in compliance workflows.