Checkr
Data platform
EngineeringManager,Truework
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“Engineering Manager, Truework at Checkr. Skills: Engineering management, Technical vision, Product development, Architecture enhancement, System scaling. Drive technical vision for the team. Build new features”
What You'll Achieve.
Delight our customers; Advance our architecture and systems; Lead Truework and Checkr into the next generation of product offerings; Impact potentially millions of consumers every year; Help businesses make fast, informed, and safe decisions; Drive velocity and quality
Industry & Context.
Solving complex problems; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years as an engineering manager, 8+ years as an engineer, Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead, Experience working on products at scale, Understanding the data, legal, human impact, and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated products, Experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies, Deep understanding of service architecture and system design, Deep understanding of lean software development principles, Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully, Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity, Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn, An A-player mindset with a bias for action
Nice to Have
Experience with machine learning and AI
What You'll Do.
Drive technical vision for the team
Enhance existing features
Reduce technical debt
Sustainably scale architecture
Build relationships with customers
Drive results with customers
Nurture and grow team members
Represent the team in planning and product meetings
Optimize engineering processes
Optimize engineering policies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work hand-in-hand with product managers and key stakeholders; Partner closely with product management; Represent the team in planning and product meetings; Collaborative environment
Communication Scope
Communication lead for quality incidents
Process & Methodology
High-level prioritization decisions
Full Job Description
About Checkr Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including Amazon, DoorDash, Netflix, Kimpton, 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 and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company. About the role The Truework Team at Checkr is looking for a motivated Engineering Manager to lead our Mortgage Verifications Team. This team is responsible for building and launching new products, customer-facing experiences, and enhancing the Truework platform. As the Engineering Manager for this team, you will work hand-in-hand with product managers and key stakeholders to create the software and experiences that delight our customers. The projects you’ll be working on are high impact and scale: you’ll be advancing our architecture and systems to lead Truework and Checkr into the next generation of product offerings. The decisions you make will impact potentially millions of consumers every year, and help businesses make fast, informed, and safe decisions. What you’ll do: Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and inspires the team for the next chapter Partner closely with product management to build new features and enhance existing ones Work with the team to reduce technical debt and sustainably scale our architecture Build relationships with customers and drive results with them Nurture and grow team members based on their career aspirations Hire the best of the talent and continue to raise the bar for the team Represent the team in planning and product meetings Optimize engineering processes and policies to drive velocity and quality What you bring: 4+ years as an engineering manager 8+ years as an engineer Stron
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