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# Senior Software Engineer (Ruby/Rails), MVR at Checkr

- **Company:** Checkr
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $185k–$218k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/checkr/jobs/8267764

## 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).

## About the team/role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the MVR team, reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will build and evolve the systems that power Checkr's motor vehicle record screenings, helping customers make safe, fair, and fast decisions about the drivers on their platforms. You will lead the design and execution of reliable, scalable services across the MVR lifecycle, from how records are ordered and retrieved from data sources to how they are processed, normalized, and delivered in customer reports. You will partner closely with Product, Supply Chain Operations, Product, and Business Operations to shape the platform's long-term architecture and ensure MVR screenings scale alongside Checkr's growth.

## What you’ll do

- End-to-End Ownership: Lead the development lifecycle for complex MVR features, from ideation and technical design through implementation, release, and ongoing operation.
- System-Level Strategy: Define and drive the technical direction for MVR systems, identifying architectural improvements that increase reliability, reduce turnaround time, and make the platform easier to extend.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Data Supply Chain, Supply Chain Operations, Product, and Operations to translate data provider realities and customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Engineering Excellence: Design, build, and maintain high-performance services that meet the highest standards for data accuracy, security, and compliance.
- Operational Reliability: Proactively identify systemic risks across MVR data flows, lead incident response and root-cause analysis, and drive durable fixes that prevent recurrence.
- Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers on the team and across the organization, raising the bar on code quality, design reviews, and engineering practices.
- AI-First Mindset: Embrace an engineering culture where AI tooling is standard practice, leveraging the latest AI-assisted tools, models, and assistants to amplify your impact.

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## What you bring

- Senior Backend Expertise: 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, with strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language and a deep understanding of relational databases, ORMs, and RESTful APIs.
- Distributed Systems Experience: A proven track record of designing and maintaining reliable distributed systems, including hands-on experience with microservices, CI/CD, and asynchronous or event-driven architectures.
- Systems Thinking: The ability to reason about a platform end to end, weigh architectural trade-offs, and design solutions that hold up as data sources, volume, and product requirements change.
- Data Integration & Quality: Experience integrating with external data providers or third-party APIs, and building pipelines that handle inconsistent, delayed, or incomplete data with accuracy and resilience.
- Ownership & Communication: Full-cycle ownership of your work and the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both engineering and non-engineering partners.
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

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

## 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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