Staff Software Engineer, Platform

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will uncover patterns and technical challenges across the team and the entire engineering organization, and develop creative solutions to resolve them. You will strive towards the right balance between enforcing standardization and accommodating uniqueness. A person in this role will have a chance to lead team initiatives that shape how our entire system behaves and have an impact across Engineering. Who You Are: You have a strong sense of ownership with a proactive vs. reactive nature You are motivated by sharing knowledge and excited by what can be done when a group of people are aligned in their vision You possess a great desire to collaborate, improve, mentor, and innovate You are passionate about optimizing services for scale and speed What You'll Do: Collaborate, drive, and execute architectural discussions with cross-functional teams Influence technical roadmap and strategy Design, build, ship, and maintain the core software libraries, tools, and patterns used by all of Checkr's engineering teams Troubleshoot complex production issues across the stack, with respect to performance Provide consultation and feedback across teams to ensure we are building highly reliable systems Present detailed technical information and benefits of the Checkr platform to a wide array of customers, including operations, developers, technical architects and executives What You Bring: 8+ years experience as a software engineer (Ruby, Python, or GoLang) 5+ years experience in leading engineering projects/programs Strong understanding of infrastructure behind a micro-service architecture Deep experience with microservices design, REST APIs, and asynchronous queueing models Strong collaboration, documentation, communication, and project management skills

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 Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.