Checkr

Data platform

SeniorPythonEngineer

$185–218k San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Python Engineer at Checkr. Skills: Python, Javascript, RESTful APIs, Backend development. Develop and maintain the platform. Solve problems”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship impactful features; Deliver meaningful outcomes

Industry & Context.

Data platform
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Solve problems; Analytical mindset

Eligibility Requirements

Work from the office 3+ days a week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of software development experience, Proficiency in Python and Javascript (or similar languages/frameworks), Experience developing RESTful APIs

Nice to Have

Full stack experience, Backend experience, QA engineer experience, SRE experience

What You'll Do.

Develop and maintain the platform

Deliver high-quality solutions

Design and architect new features

Validate customer needs

and resolve production issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with product managers and customers; Collaborate with engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders; Collaborate with sales and marketing teams; Collaborate with external stakeholders

Communication Scope

Communication skills

Process & Methodology

Leading projects

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 Truework, recently acquired by Checkr, provides access to crucial employment and income information needed for mortgage loans, apartment rentals, background checks, and more. We are disrupting a $5B+ industry, dominated by legacy incumbents, with a better product and intense customer focus. Within Checkr, Truework operates independently, allowing rapid iteration while also being able to leverage the strengths and assets from our core business. Think of it like joining a startup within a startup! As a Senior Software Engineer on the Truework team you will help develop and maintain the platform that’s used by 8 of the top 10 mortgage lenders in the US. At Checkr, Engineers take ownership and responsibility on all aspects of Product development from leading projects, working with product managers and customers to define and implement features, to collaborating with our sales and marketing teams on launching and scaling products. You’ll have a lot of autonomy and will be successful if you have high agency and a keen sense of craftsmanship for yourself and others. Most of the work we need to do is backend-oriented, but we are open to candidates from a broad set of roles (full stack, backend, QA engineers, SREs, etc.) if you meet our requirements. What you’ll do Be an independent individual contributor who can solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal/high-level oversight and a high level of ownership

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