Senior Software Engineer, Verifications
TLDR
Develop and innovate mature products focusing on employment, education, drug, and health screenings while enhancing user experiences and exploring partnerships.
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 Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.
About the team/role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Verifications team at Checkr, you will play a crucial role in advancing our product in our mission to create the data platform of the future. This team focuses on mature products, such as employment, education, drug, and health screenings, by expanding supply chains and enhancing user experiences. They aim to innovate existing products by exploring partnerships and real-time offerings. There are plans to invest in international products to improve turnaround times and customer experiences, with a focus on achieving feature and product parity with their domestic offerings.
What you’ll do
- Develop new platform capabilities and product offerings from design through release
- Find the balance between speed to market and long-term growth by designing for the horizon and building for today
- Partner with Product to define appropriately sized initiatives to construct a roadmap that meets business needs quarter over quarter
- 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
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Benefits
Free Meals & Snacks
in-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.
Checkr is a data platform designed to empower businesses to make safe and fair decisions. Catering to over 100,000 customers like DoorDash and Coinbase, it provides innovative technology that enables organizations to assess risk, ensure safety, and maintain compliance in building trustworthy workplaces and communities.