Senior Software Engineer

Description

Job Summary: Checkr is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and evolve software, create scalable APIs, and design the system architecture of its platform. Key Highlights: 1. Build platform features that other teams will use. 2. Collaborate with Staff and Principal Engineers on technical designs. 3. Mentor and guide other developers. **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. Checkr is looking for a **Senior Software Engineer** to help bring fair background checks to enterprise customers. Our work is the backbone for the employment of millions of workers across the country. Our team’s mission is to deliver the most accurate and comprehensive criminal background checks in the industry for customers worldwide. We are hiring for a team focused on unifying the experiences across all of Checkr’s screening products (both in the U.S. and internationally), providing common platform capabilities to other teams within the company. The team will be split into **70% backend work and 30% frontend work**. ### **Responsibilities:** * Build and evolve software with a focus on creating platform features that other teams will use in their work. * Produce a large volume of high-quality code to build scalable, efficient, and secure APIs. * Use frontend skills to build effective components in **React.js** that can be used across Checkr. * Design and improve the system architecture of our platform that powers Checkr’s *Screening* products. * Collaborate with Staff and Principal Engineers to influence and execute our technical designs. * Communicate effectively with engineers across Checkr who depend on the functionality you’re building — they’ll be your primary customers! * Write clear documentation on how to interact with the features you build, applications, and software best practices. * Implement steps in the **CI/CD** pipeline and manage version control (**Git**). * **Mentor and guide** other developers within the Engineering organization. * Help identify and resolve complex bugs. ### **What You Bring:** * **Advanced English** (written and spoken; you’ll report to leadership based in the U.S., and the technical interview process is led by engineers in San Francisco and Denver). * **6+ years** of full-stack software development experience. * Proficiency in the following languages and technologies: **Ruby, JavaScript (React.js), HTML, CSS, HTTP protocols, and Regex**. * **Availability to work hybrid 3x2 in Santiago (office located in Torre Gran Costanera).** **Mandatory Requirements:** * Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, such as: relational databases, data structures and algorithms, **ORM** (Object Relational Mapping), and **REST APIs**. * Strong development practices using **TDD** (Test Driven Development), **DDD** (Domain Driven Design), and functional or object-oriented programming. **Nice to Have:** * Experience with non-relational databases (**MongoDB, Redis**). * Experience with microservices (and patterns like *Event Sourcing* or *API Gateways*). * Experience with event-driven architectures (**Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS**). * Experience with observability (**Datadog, Grafana, or Splunk**). * Experience in **AI** (Artificial Intelligence). * A strong sense of **ownership**. * Ability to collaborate with teammates and other *stakeholders*. * Enthusiasm for learning, improving, innovating, and having fun. * An "**A-player**" mindset with strong action-orientation: you raise the bar, move with urgency, maintain resilience amid ambiguity, and hold yourself accountable for delivering meaningful results. ### **Benefits** * **Indefinite-term contract.** * **Competitive salary in CLP.** * Opportunity to work for an international company headquartered in the U.S. * **Health, life, and dental insurance** for you and your family. * Annual **$3,000 USD** learning and development stipend. * Company stock (**RSUs**). * **5 additional vacation days** (5 extra PTO days). * **Lunch** on days you come into the office. *At Checkr, we believe a hybrid 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 week. In-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.* **Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr** *Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the* *San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance**.* **Applicant Privacy Policy** If you are a California resident or are located in Alberta or British Columbia, our Applicant Privacy Policy applies to our collection and processing of your personal information when you apply for a role with us or otherwise participate in our recruitment process. * *Legitimate Checkr emails will always include our official domain name after the @ symbol (e.g.,* *name@checkr.com* *or* *name@ext.checkr.com**).*