Staff Software Engineer, Data

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job a new place to live a car ride childcare even a date. Customers include Uber Pennymac Airbnb Doordash and Anthropic.

Were a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes CloudList and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the People Data team youll help build and evolve the centralized platform that powers every Checkr product. This platform stores and serves the identity and people records that underpin Checkrs Workforce Mortgage Tenant Trust and Personal products making it foundational to the companys AI-powered verification platform and every high-stakes decision our customers make.

In this role youll own the core services data pipelines and architecture that keep this platform scalable reliable and ready for the next generation of Checkr products. Youll solve complex distributed systems and data engineering challenges while influencing the technical direction of one of the companys most critical platforms.

• Architect design lead and build an end-to-end performant reliable scalable data platform.
• Work as an independent contributor: solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal oversight and strong ownership.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers to deliver complex next-generation features.
• Bring a customer-centric product-oriented mindset. Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship features that solve real customer problems.
• Partner with engineering product design and other stakeholders to design and architect new features.
• Experimentation mindset: autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need get team buy-in and ship a rapid MVP.
• Quality mindset: you treat quality as a non-negotiable part of your software deliverables.
• Analytical mindset: instrument and deploy new product experiments with a data-driven approach.
• Monitor triage and resolve production issues for the teams services.
• Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support product and business needs.

• 10 years designing implementing and delivering highly scalable performant data platforms.
• Experience building large-scale data processing pipelines using ETL/ELT batch and stream processing.
• Expert-level proficiency in PySpark Python and SQL.
• Expertise in data modeling relational databases and NoSQL data stores (e.g. MongoDB).
• Experience with big data technologies such as Kafka Spark Iceberg data lakes and the AWS stack (EKS EMR Serverless Glue Athena S3 etc.).
• Knowledge of security best practices and data privacy concerns.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Nice to have: Experience or knowledge of data processing platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar move with urgency stay resilient through ambiguity and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

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What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and 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

At Checkr we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration drives innovation and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver CO; San Francisco CA; Nashville TN; and Santiago Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3 days a -office perks are provided such as lunch five times a week a commuter stipend and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

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