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Check

Embedded payroll API for platforms

New York, NYHybrid51-200hr techSeries C
About

Check provides a payroll-as-a-service API enabling platforms to embed payroll into vertical SaaS, HR, or time-tracking products. It handles money movement, tax calculations, compliance, and workflows for thousands of businesses. This simplifies payroll operations and allows partners to build scalable payroll businesses.

Tech stack
GoRESTful APIsDockerTemporalAWSPythonDjangoTerraformPostgreSQLReactTypeScriptGitHubZendeskAshbySQLGitHub Actions
Perks & benefits
Flexible PTOPaid parental leaveHealth insuranceHome office stipendLearning budgetTherapy benefits
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Open roles · 13
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Head of Legal & Compliance

Lead Check's legal and compliance function as a strategic partner on the Leadership Team. Manage a small team, drive commercial deals, own regulatory relationships, and support board and corporate matters for a fast-growing fintech.

217k – 281kNew York, NY +1LegalRemote6+ YOELegalFintech
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Payroll & Tax Support Associate

Resolve tax notices and engage with agencies to fix payroll compliance issues. Strong curiosity, clear writing, and fast learning required; no prior tax experience needed.

77k – 87kNew York, NYFinance & AccountingOn-sitePayroll systemsSOP documentation
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Tax & Compliance Operations Lead

Lead tax filing payment operations and resolve complex compliance notices for a payroll platform. Requires 4-6+ years of payroll tax operations experience in a startup environment.

94k – 122kNew York, NY +1Finance & AccountingRemote4+ YOETax complianceNotice resolution
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Tech Lead Manager

Lead and mentor a small engineering team while hands-on building scalable payroll and financial infrastructure systems. Drive roadmap and workflow improvements in partnership with product and operations.

214k – 248kSan Francisco, CA +1Engineering ManagementRemote5+ YOEAIAWS
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Lead Recruiter

Leads full-cycle recruiting for Engineering, GTM, and G&A teams at a fast-growing payroll startup. Partners with hiring managers to shape roles, source top talent using AI tools like Ashby, and maintain high hiring standards during rapid scaling. Requires 5+ years recruiting experience and strong stakeholder influence.

123k – 158kSan Francisco, CA +4RecruitingRemote5+ YOEAshbyAI sourcing
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Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager leads a small team of engineers on high-impact payroll systems including money movement, tax calculations, and AI automation. Directly contributes to system design, development, and operations while growing engineers in an ownership-driven culture.

214k – 248kSan Francisco, CA +3Engineering ManagementRemoteAIAWS
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Partner Support Lead, Tax

Leads a team handling tax notices for payroll partners, managing operations, escalations, workflows, and strategy while stepping in on complex issues. Requires 4-6+ years in operations/client service with startup experience and informal leadership skills.

94k – 122kSan Francisco, CA +3Customer SuccessRemote4+ YOEFintechTax Compliance
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Partner Success Manager

Owns revenue targets and manages portfolio of 5-10 high-priority SaaS payroll partners post-sales. Drives renewals, upsells, adoption, and strategic growth through relationship building, KPI alignment, and cross-functional collaboration. Requires 5+ years account management experience.

169k – 185kSan Francisco, CA +1Customer SuccessHybrid5+ YOECRMSaaS
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Strategic Initiatives Principal

Leads strategic initiatives by diagnosing ambiguous operational problems, designing AI-first solutions, launching teams, and driving end-to-end execution across functions. Requires 7+ years experience, 2+ years management, SQL proficiency, and hands-on AI deployment in operations.

169k – 226kSan Francisco, CA +4Business OperationsRemote7+ YOESQLLLMs
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Tax Support Specialist

Owns end-to-end workflows for a portfolio of federal, state, and local tax agencies, handling notice resolution, agency communications, partner updates, and account reconciliations. Requires 3-5 years in payroll tax, compliance, or operations with strong organizational skills.

79k – 102kSan Francisco, CA +3OtherRemote3+ YOEIRSSSA
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Senior Product Designer

Designs intuitive user experiences for Check Console, transforming complex payroll systems into elegant workflows. Conducts user research, prototypes enhancements, and collaborates with engineering to simplify operational software for payroll platforms.

180k – 220kSan Francisco, CA +3Product DesignRemote6+ YOEFigmaUX Design
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Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Staff Software Engineer builds and evolves scalable cloud infrastructure for payroll systems, tackling reliability, deployment, and observability challenges. Requires strong systems design, Python proficiency, and hands-on AWS/Terraform experience in fast-paced startups.

180k – 248kSan Francisco, CA +3DevOps / SRERemoteAWSCI/CD
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Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer builds and owns end-to-end projects turning complex payroll infrastructure into reliable tools for operators and partners. Requires staff-level experience with Python/Go, debugging distributed systems, and cross-functional collaboration using AWS, React, and Temporal.

180k – 248kSan Francisco, CA +3Fullstack EngineeringRemoteGoAWS