Staff Data Engineer

Навыки

• Внимание к деталям
• AWS
• Big Data
• Клиентоориентированность
• Решения на данных
• Databricks
• Распределённые системы

О компании и продукте

• 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 and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company .
• As a Staff Data Engineer on the People Data team, you'll help build and evolve the centralized platform that powers every Checkr product. This platform stores and serves the identity and people records that underpin Checkr's Workforce, Mortgage, Tenant, Trust, and Personal products, making it foundational to the company's AI-powered verification platform and every high-stakes decision our customers make.
• In this role, you'll own the core services, data pipelines, and architecture that keep this platform scalable, reliable, and ready for the next generation of Checkr products. You'll solve complex distributed systems and data engineering challenges while influencing the technical direction of one of the company's most critical platforms.

Задачи

• Architect, design, lead, and build an end-to-end, performant, reliable, scalable data platform
• Work as an independent contributor: solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal oversight and strong ownership
• Mentor and guide junior engineers to deliver complex, next-generation features
• Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset
• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship features that solve real customer problems
• Partner with engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders to design and architect new features
• Experimentation mindset: autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need, get team buy-in, and ship a rapid MVP
• Quality mindset: you treat quality as a non-negotiable part of your software deliverables
• Analytical mindset: instrument and deploy new product experiments with a data-driven approach
• Monitor, triage, and resolve production issues for the team's services
• Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support product and business needs

Требования

• 10+ years designing, implementing, and delivering highly scalable, performant data platforms
• Experience building large-scale data processing pipelines using ETL/ELT, batch, and stream processing
• Expert-level proficiency in PySpark, Python, and SQL
• Expertise in data modeling, relational databases, and NoSQL data stores (e.g., MongoDB)
• Experience with big data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, data lakes, and the AWS stack (EKS, EMR, Serverless, Glue, Athena, S3, etc.)
• Knowledge of security best practices and data privacy concerns
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Будет плюсом

• Experience or knowledge of data processing platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake
• 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

Условия

• 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

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