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title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Data at Checkr'
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# Senior Software Engineer, Data at Checkr

- **Company:** Checkr
- **Location:** Denver, CO / San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $157k–$218k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/checkr/jobs/8078265

## Job description

## About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, 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](https://www.forbes.com/lists/cloud100/) and is a Y Combinator 2024 [Breakthrough Company](https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-top-companies-2024).

We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our People Data Platform team. This team plays a crucial role in our mission by building and maintaining scalable data platforms that support fair, safe hiring decisions.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you'll work on Checkr’s centralized data platform, critical for the company's vision. The centralized data platform is the heart of all key customer-facing products. You will work on high-impact projects that directly contribute to the next generation of products.

You'll lead the execution of core services and data pipelines, delivering reliable, high-quality solutions that keep the platform fast and accurate as our product surface grows. You'll partner closely with engineering, product, and data teams across Workforce, Tenant, Trust, and Personal, directly enabling the fair and safe hiring decisions at the heart of Checkr's growth.

What you’ll do:

- Design, build, and ship core services and data pipelines for Checkr's centralized data platform
- Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset to the table by collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship impactful features
- Partner with engineering, product, and data teams across Workforce, Tenant, Trust, and Personal to turn ambiguous problems into shipped features
- Experimentation mindset: autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need, get team buy-in, and ship a rapid MVP
- Deliver performant, reliable, and secure code, with quality and testing as a default rather than a phase
- Participate in on-call; monitor, triage, and resolve production issues for services the team owns
- Mentor engineers and raise the bar through design and code review

What you bring:

- 5+ years of development experience in the field of software engineering, preferably working with data
- Strong proficiency in Python or similar languages, and strong SQL skills
- Experience with ETL/ELT, and stream and batch processing of data at scale
- Experience running data processing workloads in the cloud at scale; AWS expertise (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, EKS, Lambda) preferred
- Comfort working with AI tools day-to-day, and the ability to build simple AI-powered tools or workflows that boost team or org productivity
- Good understanding of database systems and data modeling, across both relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases (such as MongoDB)
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Nice to have:

- Experience with big data technologies such as PySpark, Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, and Datalake architectures
- Experience with real-time, low-latency data processing
- Experience/knowledge of data processing platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
- An understanding of Graph and Vector data stores

## #LI-TD1

Pay Transparency Disclosure

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](https://checkr.com/company/careers).

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA) $185,000—$218,000 USD

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver, CO) $157,000—$185,000 USD

## What We Offer

- 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

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](https://www.sf.gov/worker-rights-san-francisco).

Applicant Privacy Policy If you are a California resident or are located in Alberta or British Columbia, our [Applicant Privacy Policy](https://checkr.com/legal/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.

For applicants in Massachusetts: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*Legitimate Checkr emails will always include our official domain name after the @ symbol (e.g., name@checkr.com or name@ext.checkr.com).

## About Checkr

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Checkr is an AI-native trust and verification platform that powers safe and fair decisions for identity, background, employment, and credential verification.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan Perichon

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Background checks, identity verification, fraud prevention, trust and safety, HR tech, tenant screening, mortgage verification
- **Target customers**: B2B — serving over 140,000 customers across all industries and sizes, including enterprises for hiring, lenders for mortgage/income verification, property managers for tenant screening, and insurers for risk intelligence.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To power safe and fair decisions for high-stakes decisions, with a strong commitment to fair chance hiring and second chances.

## Products & Services
- **Workforce (Background Checks & Verifications for Hiring)**: The core product for employment background checks, criminal screenings, and credential verification.
- **Tenant**: Automated tenant screening for faster and fairer leasing decisions.
- **Mortgage**: Income and employment verification for lenders.
- **Trust**: Real-time risk intelligence to protect people and property.
- **Personal**: Empowering individuals to own and share their verified identity and credentials.
- **Checkr AI**: The underlying AI platform that transforms fragmented data into actionable insights, powered by the "People Data Graph" — a comprehensive identity map built from verified data linked across hundreds of millions of real identities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $5 billion (Series E)
- **Key Metric**: $500M+ annual revenue; highly profitable; 140,000+ customers; serves 100M+ people every year.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in the provided sources, but known to include Accel, Y Combinator, and other top-tier VCs.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding beyond background checks into mortgage, tenant, and personal verification; strong AI-native positioning; 97% of customers report faster turnaround times than with previous vendors; three years on Built In's Best Places to Work.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Native Platform**: Checkr AI and the "People Data Graph" create a proprietary data moat that competitors cannot easily replicate, linking hundreds of millions of identities.
- **Fair Chance Hiring Leadership**: A decade of advocacy and product design around fairness creates brand trust and differentiation, especially in regulated industries.
- **Scale & Speed**: 140,000+ customers and 97% faster turnaround than previous vendors demonstrate operational excellence.
- **Mission-Driven**: Commitment to Pledge 1% (product, equity, profits toward fair chance hiring) builds a strong employer brand and attracts talent who care about social impact.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Automation**: Deep investment in AI across all teams and products — "Builders fluent in AI, curious about what's next" is a core hiring principle.
- **Platform Expansion**: Moving from a single-use background check product to a multi-use trust platform (Workforce, Tenant, Mortgage, Trust, Personal).
- **Talent Density**: Hiring strategy optimizes for "talent density" — every hire raises the average. This creates a high-performance culture.
- **Fraud Prevention**: Addressing the growing fraud landscape with real-time risk intelligence.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: High-performance, mission-driven, AI-native. The company explicitly states: "If you want a comfortable seat, you're in the wrong place." They hire for values, believing everything else is teachable.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid with offices in San Francisco, Denver, Nashville, and Santiago, Chile. Many roles are remote within the US.
- **Compensation & Benefits**:
    - 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees; majority for dependents.
    - Equity for every full-time employee ("Every full-time employee is an owner").
    - $3,000/yr learning stipend.
    - 1-month paid sabbatical every 3 years.
    - Generous fully paid parental leave plus fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
    - Flexible time off.
    - 401(k) plan.
    - Wellness stipend (gym, fitness, etc.).
    - Commuter benefits (monthly stipend for transit/parking).
    - Mental health & coaching resources.
- **Engineering Culture**: AI-native, high bar for talent. Engineering is the largest hiring department. Roles include Staff AI Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, AI Conversation Designer.
- **Offer Acceptance Rate**: 81% from final round to offer; <48 hour response time from final round to offer — indicating a fast, efficient process.

## Sources
1. [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/company)
2. [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/company/careers)
3. [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/company/careers/open-careers)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkr-com)
5. [checkr.com](https://checkr.com/)

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