Software Engineer

About the role

As a Software Engineer at Checkr, you will work on high-impact engineering projects that help build a fairer future for all. You will work in a collection of small services built on Ruby and Javascript, with both SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as message queues for asynchronous tasks. Checkr was founded by engineers for engineers; we want to create the best environment for developers to build, learn, and love their work.

Responsibilities

• Own the product development of features from design and implementation to release
• Partner with product, design, and other stakeholders in designing new features
• Collaborate with other engineers in architecting and implementing new features
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our products
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of transactions a day
• Monitor, investigate, triage, and resolve production issues as they arise for services owned by the team
• Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset to the table - collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship impactful features
• Experimentation mindset - autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need, get team buy-in, and ship a rapid MVP
• Quality mindset - you insist on quality as a critical pillar of your software deliverables
• Develop new end-to-end web applications
• Instrument and deploy new product experiments with a data-driven mindset

Requirements

3+ years of software development experience

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Ruby and Javascript (or similar languages/frameworks)
• Proficiency with test frameworks and automation (e.g. Cypress)
• Passionate about XP practices, Domain Driven Design, and Continuous Delivery
• Experience developing RESTful APIs
• Bonus points for experience with in-house component-based design systems
• Strong documentation skills
• A strong sense of ownership from feature design through production release
• A desire to collaborate with external stakeholders
• An eagerness to learn, collaborate, improve, innovate, and have fun

Benefits

• Fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation, and 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
• In-office perks: lunch five times a week, commuter stipend, abundance of snacks and beverages
• Relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location

Pay

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA) $150,000—$176,000 USD

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver, CO) $127,000—$149,000 USD

Schedule

Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. Hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile.