# Staff Software Engineer, Screenings & Verifications

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $264k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Ruby, Node.js, JavaScript, React, API Development, Automated Testing, Observability, Scalable Systems, A/B Testing, Backend Development
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Staff software engineer responsible for architecture and hands-on development of complex screening and verification workflows across product engineering teams. Requires 10+ years of software development experience, deep backend expertise, and leadership in scalable, reliable systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own product development from ideation and design through implementation and release.
- Collaborate with Design, Product, Data, and other teams to instrument and deploy experiments and ship impactful features.
- Define and lead technical initiatives that support growth at scale and address technical debt across teams and the organization.
- Provide mentorship to engineers across the organization.
- Share development best practices through knowledge sharing and documentation.
- Partner with product and engineering management on quarterly and annual planning.
- Ensure service quality, reliability, and scalability.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of software development experience and 3+ years in a project leadership role.
- Deep backend development expertise, such as Ruby or Node.js, with working proficiency in JavaScript and React for API development and integrations.
- Experience building scalable systems with automated testing, observability, and high performance.
- Strong ownership from feature design through production release.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong communication and project management skills.
- Commitment to mentoring engineers.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with A/B testing.

## Compensation and Benefits
- San Francisco, CA: $224,000–$264,000 USD on-target earnings or base salary.
- Denver, CO: $190,000–$223,000 USD on-target earnings or base salary.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation.
- Learning and development allowance.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Relocation stipend may be available for relocation to a hub location.

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