Checkr is looking for an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer to facilitate the long-term design of Checkr's core systems and to lead critical cross-organizational initiatives, including the international expansion of our platform and development of an Enterprise Architecture. In this role, you will work across the entire R&D organization to deeply understand the product's domain models and customer needs, and work across all teams to ensure that Checkr is architecting a best-in-class, API-first product that can scale into the future. What you'll do: • Proactively identify the top opportunities for impact for the engineering organization • Own direction and lead execution of organization-wide technical efforts • Hands-on contribution in areas with a high degree of business risk • Break down very complex projects into simple systems that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers • Create documents to set standards of architectural best practices that the broader engineering organization consumes • Upskill the Staff Engineers in the company to systematically raise the bar for quality and scale • Inform buy vs build decisions, supporting broad business strategy • Deeply understand customer, partner, and product team needs, and represent your teams in technical conversations with company leadership What you bring: • Degree in computer science or related field (Bachelor's or Master's) • 2+ years leading architecture projects across an organization • 5+ years of experience in a leadership role • 15+ years of experience as a software engineer • Experience developing in Ruby, GoLang, and Python • Solid understanding of cloud technologies and all layers of backend stacks • Deep understanding of microservices design and asynchronous queueing models • Experience designing and maintaining real-time & batch processing data pipelines serving up billions of data points • Experience mentoring engineering and product teams in domain-driven design • Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams • Strong collaboration, communication, and project management skills • A strong sense of ownership • A great desire to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate What you'll get • A 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 #LI-TD1 Pay Transparency Disclosure One of Checkr's core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we've made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website. On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA) $257,000-$302,000 USD 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.