Software Engineer, Reliability

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

Who you are

• 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 We Offer

• 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
• In-office hub locations: Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile
• Expectations to work from the office 3+ days a week
• In-office perks: lunch five times a week, commuter stipend, snacks and beverages
• A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location