SR Integrations Engineer

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Job Summary: Join Checkr as a Senior Integration Engineer, designing and maintaining enterprise integrations, collaborating with stakeholders, and applying AI to optimize workflows. Key Highlights: 1. Design, build, and maintain enterprise integrations 2. Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and priorities 3. Apply AI to enhance workflows using LLMs and RAG **About Checkr** Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. 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 Amazon, DoorDash, Netflix, Kimpton, and Anthropic. 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’s mission is to build a fairer future by improving understanding of the past. We believe all candidates—regardless of who they are—deserve a fair chance to work. Founded in 2014 and valued at $4.6 billion, Checkr uses technology to take hiring to the next level. Our "People Trust" platform leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to help thousands of companies modernize their background check processes and make hiring safer, more efficient, and more inclusive. Some of our customers include Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, Netflix, Compass Group, and Adecco. A career at Checkr is an opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds, transform an industry for a better future, and provide employment access to candidates who would otherwise be overlooked. Checkr has been named to Forbes’ Best Startup Employers list and ranks among Y Combinator’s top-valued companies. Join the **IT Engineering** team as a **Senior Integration Engineer**, where you’ll play a vital role in improving employee productivity across all departments at Checkr. In this role, you’ll design, build, and maintain enterprise integrations that connect our critical business systems, while also serving as a trusted partner for internal teams relying on them. You’ll go beyond pure execution—helping *stakeholders* articulate their needs, defining requirement scope, and using your influence to align competing priorities. As our integration and AI functions converge, you’ll bring AI fluency to identify opportunities where technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) can make workflows smarter and more efficient. #### **What You’ll Do:** * **Drive requirements and stakeholder alignment:** Collaborate proactively with internal partners across departments to uncover needs, ask the right questions, and translate business problems into clear technical specifications. Use your influence to help teams prioritize and set realistic expectations. * **Build enterprise integrations:** Design, develop, and deploy integrations using iPaaS platforms (primarily **Tray.io**) to connect critical systems such as Salesforce, Workday, Zendesk, Snowflake, and other enterprise applications. * **Cross-functional collaboration:** Work closely with engineers, business systems, and product teams to align integration work with broader technical initiatives. Serve as a bridge between non-technical stakeholders and technical teams. * **Platform optimization:** Lead efforts to consolidate and optimize our integration platform ecosystem, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. * **Apply AI where it adds value:** Identify opportunities to enhance workflows using AI technologies (LLMs, natural language processing, and RAG) to evolve from basic data synchronization toward adaptive, intelligent solutions. * **Iterate and improve:** Gather feedback on integration solutions and continuously refine them based on user needs and emerging technological capabilities. * **Documentation and knowledge transfer:** Create and maintain clear documentation and *runbooks* to reduce reliance on individual team members. * **Strategic planning:** Contribute to integration and AI roadmaps aligned with organizational goals. * **Stay current with trends:** Research the latest advancements in iPaaS and AI/ML platforms, sharing findings with the team. #### **What You Bring:** * **Advanced English (mandatory requirement)** * **Availability to work hybrid in Santiago (3x2)** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. A graduate degree is a plus. * **5+ years** of professional experience in integration engineering, automation, or related technical roles. * **5+ years** of hands-on experience building integrations on at least one iPaaS platform (**Tray.ai, Workato, Zapier, MuleSoft, Boomi**, or similar). Strong preference for **Tray.ai** experience. * Solid programming skills in at least one scripting language (**Python, JavaScript, or Ruby**) with ability to write custom code within integration flows. * **3+ years** of experience in AI/ML projects, including building AI-powered solutions, working with LLMs, or implementing RAG architectures. * Experience with MCP, agent development, agent-to-agent automation, and other related AI technologies. * Familiarity with cloud platforms (**AWS, Azure, or GCP**) is a plus. * Strong knowledge of API design, RESTful services, webhooks, and event-driven architectures. * Experience with enterprise SaaS applications and databases (Salesforce, Workday, Zendesk, Snowflake, etc.). * Exceptional ability to tackle open-ended problems in unstructured environments, synthesizing complex requirements into scalable technical solutions. * Proven track record of effective collaboration in cross-disciplinary teams, with strong interpersonal and communication skills. * Attention to detail with commitment to code quality, documentation, and operational excellence. * A deep interest in leveraging both traditional integration patterns and AI technologies to transform internal processes. Benefits * Hybrid work: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote per week. * Lunch provided on office days. * A collaborative and dynamic environment. * Indefinite-term contract. * Opportunity to join an international company headquartered in the United States. * $3,000 USD annual stipend for training and development. * Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional and personal growth. * 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents. * 5 additional vacation days. * RSUs. *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 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**).