About Checkr

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, Amazon, and Anthropic.

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 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

What You’ll Do

• Own the product development from ideation, design, implementation, to release
• Collaborate with other engineers and product manager on designing and architecting new systems
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code

What You Bring

• Advanced English proficiency (verbal and written)
• Availability to work a hybrid schedule in Santiago, Chile (3 days per week in-office)
• 10+ years of industry experience as a software engineer, and significant experience working with Python
• Leadership skills, and a passion for mentoring more junior engineers
• Experience with running Scrum rituals (sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review and retrospective)
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• A strong understanding of microservice architecture infrastructure, inclusive of familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience working with data stores such as Postgres, MongoDB
• Experience with Git, GitLab or Github and PR/MR review process
• A passion for optimizing services for scale and speed
• A great desire to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate
• 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 We Offer

• A collaborative and fast-moving environment
• Be part of an international company based in the United States
• $3,000 USD per year learning and development reimbursement allowance
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for professional and personal advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• Additional vacation benefits of 5 extra days and flexibility to take time off

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.