Senior Software Engineer, Reliability

Checkr • Denver, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, 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 DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

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 Senior Software Engineer on the Site Reliability Engineering team within the Platform Engineering group at Checkr, you will identify issues and technical challenges, develop innovative solutions to resolve them, and drive their adoption. You will strive towards the right balance between enforcing standardization and accommodating tailored workflows. The person in this role will have the opportunity to demonstrate a degree of autonomy in their work and help with complex support requests, while having an impact across engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years focused on reliability, scalability, and efficiency of distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in developing solutions Python (preferred), Go, or Ruby in Linux environments, with deep understanding of microservices, asynchronous systems, and remote APIs
• Experience developing and operating production systems in AWS or Azure using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform
• Expertise in observability and operational excellence, including monitoring (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and improving incident management processes
• Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills, including mentoring engineers and driving platform adoption through a self-service, product-focused approach
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and drive architectural discussions within the SRE team and with cross-functional teams
• Lead projects and contribute to the SRE team’s technical roadmap to enable engineering and help Checkr customers
• Design, build, ship, and maintain the core observability libraries, tools, and patterns used by all of Checkr’s engineering teams
• Participate in a cross-organization incident response team, driving continuous improvement
• Proactively engage across teams to foster service reliability, efficiency, and scalability
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across the stack, with respect to performance, availability, and data quality

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level