Engineering Manager New Denver, Colorado, 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. Checkr is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of the Enterprise teams focused on revolutionizing the adjudication process. This team develops sophisticated tools like Checkr Assess, designed for high-volume hiring environments to streamline talent evaluation and refine processes, minimizing human error and bias. These solutions empower adjudicators with intelligent, rules-based adjudication and advanced case management capabilities, enhancing compliance and consistency. They also include features like Candidate Stories, allowing candidates to provide additional context, and Adverse Action workflows to ensure fair and compliant decision-making. As the Engineering Manager, you will be in charge of shaping the technical strategy and overseeing project delivery, while fostering professional development within your team. Additionally, you will engage with major customers to ensure our adjudication tools significantly improve hiring efficiency and compliance, helping businesses make fast, informed, and safe hiring decisions. What you’ll do: Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and excites 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 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 Exceptional verbal and written communication skills Strong skills in critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, and attention to detail Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead Experience working on products at scale, and understanding the data, legal, human impact, and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated products Strong experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies Deep understanding of service architecture and system design as well as lean software development principles Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully Backbone to make tough decisions when necessary Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity Ready to mentor the team to grow by providing stretch assignments and opportunities relevant to their interests Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn What you get: A fast-paced and collaborative environment Learning and development allowance Competitive 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. The base salary range for this role is $189,384 to $222,805 in Denver, CO. 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

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