Software Engineer

Description

Job Summary: Checkr is seeking a Software Engineer II to develop platform software and features that power background check products, with a focus on backend and frontend. Key Responsibilities: 1. Build scalable, efficient, and secure APIs. 2. Design and improve the platform's system architecture. 3. Collaborate with experienced engineers and communicate with teams. **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 **Software Engineer II** 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 U.S. and international), providing common platform capabilities to other teams within the company. The team will be split into **70% backend and 30% frontend** work. ### **Responsibilities:** * Build and evolve software with a focus on creating platform features that other teams use in their work. * As a **P2** level engineer at Checkr, you will produce a significant amount of code building scalable, efficient, and secure APIs. * You’ll need **frontend** skills to help 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. * Work with more experienced engineers (Senior/Staff) to influence and execute our technical designs. * As a member of a platform team, you’ll need to effectively communicate with engineers across Checkr who depend on the functionality you’re building — they’ll be your primary customers! * Part of that communication will include writing technical documentation on how to interact with your developments, applications, and software best practices. * Implement steps in the **CI/CD** pipeline. * Version control management (**Git**). * Help identify and resolve bugs. ### **What You Bring:** * **3+ years** of full-stack software development experience. * Proficiency in the following languages and technologies: **Ruby, JavaScript (React.js), HTML, CSS, HTTP protocols, and Regex**. **Required Qualifications:** * Advanced English (mandatory requirement; your manager is based in the U.S.) * **Availability to work hybrid 3x2 in Santiago (Costanera Tower office)** * Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, such as relational databases, data structures and algorithms, **ORM (Object Relational Mapping)**, and **REST APIs**. * Best practices in software development using **TDD (Test Driven Development)**, **DDD (Domain Driven Design)**, functional programming, and object-oriented programming. **Nice-to-Have:** * Experience with non-relational databases (**MongoDB, Redis**). * Experience with **microservices** (and patterns such as *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, collaborating, 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. * Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grants. * 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*).