Engineering Manager, Verifications

About the role

The Verifications team is responsible for a broad portfolio of screening products that empower informed decisions across Checkr's enterprise customers. Key responsibilities include employment and education verifications, drug and occupational health screenings, reference checks, and right-to-work screenings. These products must adapt to various compliance and screening requirements across different industries and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Verifications engineering team
• Own the reliability and quality of a broad portfolio of fulfillment integrations
• Partner with Product to define and execute the roadmap for employment, education, drug and health, and compliance products
• Drive technical strategy for scaling a complex, integration-heavy system
• Lead the team's adoption of AI-assisted development practices
• Represent Verifications in cross-functional planning

Requirements

• 4+ years as an engineering manager
• 8+ years as a software engineer
• Experience managing complex third-party integration environments
• Track record of improving operational metrics
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and agentic coding tools
• Strong incident management skills
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Genuine investment in developing people
• A genuine A-player mindset with a strong bias for action

Qualifications

• Strong command of service architecture, distributed systems, and system design
• Experience working on regulated products where data accuracy and legal compliance are non-negotiable
• Ability to make prioritization decisions quickly and balance short-term reliability work against longer-term product investments

Skills

• Leadership and team management
• Technical expertise in service architecture, distributed systems, and system design
• Experience with AI-assisted development and agentic coding tools
• Strong incident management and communication skills
• Experience with complex third-party integration environments

Benefits

• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation
• 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

Pay

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA): $233,000 - $274,000 USD
On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver, CO): $197,000 - $232,000 USD

Schedule

Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks include 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.