4 months ago
Base Salary
$190k - $264k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, lead, and build an end-to-end performant, reliable, and scalable data platform.
- Own core services, data pipelines, and architecture for the centralized People Data platform.
- Build large-scale data processing pipelines using batch and stream processing.
- Create and maintain foundational datasets supporting product and business needs.
- Monitor, triage, and resolve production issues for the team’s services.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, design, customers, and internal stakeholders to define and ship product features.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers.
- Validate customer needs, build team alignment, and ship rapid MVPs and product experiments.
Requirements
- 10+ years designing, implementing, and delivering highly scalable, performant data platforms.
- Expert-level proficiency in PySpark, Python, and SQL.
- Experience with large-scale data processing pipelines, including ETL/ELT, batch, and stream processing.
- Expertise in data modeling, relational databases, and NoSQL data stores such as MongoDB.
- Experience with Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, data lakes, and AWS services including EKS, EMR, Serverless, Glue, Athena, and S3.
- Knowledge of security best practices and data privacy concerns.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Experience or knowledge of Databricks or Snowflake is preferred.
Benefits
- Learning and development allowance.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation with opportunity for advancement.
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Hub-based work is expected at least 3 days per week in the office; hubs are Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago.
- In-office perks include lunch five times per week, a commuter stipend, and snacks and beverages.
- A relocation stipend may be available for those relocating to a Checkr hub location.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
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.