Staff Software Engineer

About the team/role

The Integrations team at Checkr builds and maintains the pre-built integrations that plug Checkr's background check platform directly into the HR tech stacks of our customers. With 200+ integrations across the industry's top ATS, HRIS, and payroll platforms, including Workday, iCIMS, SAP SuccessFactors, and many others, the team eliminates redundancies across platforms and enables a seamless screening workflow for recruiters and candidates alike.

As a Staff Engineer on the Integrations team, you'll drive the technical architecture of complex, multi-system workflows, spanning OAuth flows, webhook event processing, data mapping, and partner-facing APIs. You'll set the technical bar for how Checkr's platform connects to the broader HR landscape, enabling faster hiring and a better experience for both employers and candidates.

What you’ll do

• Own development of the product from ideation, design, implementation, to release
• Bring a customer-centric, product-first mindset to the table - collaborate with Design, Product, Data, and others to instrument and deploy new product experiments and ship impactful features
• Define and lead technical initiatives to enable growth at scale and address technical debt, both within the team and across the organization
• Provide mentorship to engineers on the team and across the organization
• Spread development best practices through knowledge sharing and documentation
• Partner with product and engineering management in quarterly and annual planning activities
• Ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of our services

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of software development experience and 3+ years experience in a project leadership role
• Deep expertise in backend development (e.g., Ruby, Node.js, or similar), with working proficiency in frontend technologies such as JavaScript and React to support API development and integrations
• Experience building scalable systems with automated testing, observability, and high performance (A/B testing a plus)
• A strong sense of ownership from feature design through production release
• A proven ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong communication, project management, and a commitment to mentoring engineers
• 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