Software Engineer II San Francisco, California, United States

About Checkr Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company. About the team/role As a Software Engineer II on Checkr’s Core Services engineering team, you’ll be responsible for building and managing several tools and services, and the platform that Product Engineering teams rely on to deliver Checkr’s products and features. You’ll work closely with the other team members to enhance and support our existing features and develop new capabilities. What you'll do Design, build, ship and maintain the core software libraries, tools, and patterns used by all of Checkr’s engineering teams. Partner with product, design and other stakeholders in designing new features. Collaborate with other engineers in architecting and implementing new features. Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our products. Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code. Monitor, investigate, triage, and resolve production issues as they arise for services owned by the team. What you bring 3+ years of full-stack software development experience. Proficiency in Ruby or a similar programming language. Experience managing an API Gateway like Kong. Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms. Experience with user authentication using Auth0 or similar authentication platforms. Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as relational databases, data structures and algorithms, Object Relational Mapping, REST APIs, microservices, etc. Strong sense of ownership. Ability to collaborate with teammates and other stakeholders. An eagerness to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate. What you get 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, home office stipend. At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace. Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Checkr’s commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal history in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance. Apply for this job #J-18808-Ljbffr