Software Engineer, Reliability

About Checkr 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 Software Engineer II on the Site Reliability Engineering team within the Platform Engineering group at Checkr, you will identify reliability challenges impacting engineering teams and platforms and develop innovative solutions to resolve them. 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. What you’ll do: Design, build, ship, and maintain the core observability libraries, tools, and patterns used by all of Checkr’s engineering teams Troubleshoot complex production issues across the stack, with respect to performance, availability, and data quality Participate in a cross-organization incident response team, driving continuous improvement Contribute to architectural discussions within the SRE team and with cross-functional teams Influence cross-team projects and the reliability roadmap to enable engineering and help Checkr customers Provide consultation and feedback across teams to ensure we are building highly reliable, efficient, and scalable systems What you bring: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience 2+ years of software engineering experience, including 1+ years focused on reliability, scalability, and efficiency of distributed systems Proficiency in Python (preferred), Go, or Ruby within Linux environments, and strong understanding of microservices, asynchronous systems, and remote APIs. Experience developing and operating production, customer-facing systems in AWS or Azure using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. Skilled in observability and incident response practices using tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry, with a focus on continuous improvement. Strong collaboration, documentation, and communication skills, with experience leading small projects, promoting platform adoption, and fostering a self-service, product-first mindset. 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. What you’ll 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 Pay Transparency Disclosure One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website . On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA) $150,000 — $176,000 USD On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver, CO) $127,000 — $149,000 USD At Checkr, we believe a hybrid 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. Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. 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