# Engineering Manager, Verifications

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $197k – $274k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Service Architecture, Distributed Systems, System Design, Third-Party Integrations, Incident Management, Ai-Assisted Development, Agentic Coding, Reliability Engineering, Data Quality, Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Leads and develops the Verifications engineering team while owning reliability, scalability, and technical strategy across integration-heavy, regulated screening products. Requires engineering management experience plus a strong software engineering background in distributed systems and system design.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the Verifications engineering team, including technical direction, performance and career development, and hiring.
- Own reliability and quality across fulfillment integrations; partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to improve turnaround times and minimize customer and candidate impact.
- Partner with Product to define and execute roadmaps for employment, education, drug and health, and compliance products.
- Drive technical strategy for scaling integration-heavy systems, improving coverage, reducing manual exceptions, and increasing automation.
- Lead adoption of AI-assisted development practices while maintaining quality and accuracy in a regulated, data-sensitive environment.
- Represent Verifications in cross-functional planning and advise on capacity, tradeoffs, and roadmap sequencing.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of engineering management experience building and developing high-performing teams.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Strong command of service architecture, distributed systems, and system design.
- Experience managing complex third-party integration environments.
- Track record of improving operational metrics and reliability in high-stakes production environments.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development and agentic coding tools.
- Experience with regulated products where data accuracy and legal compliance are critical.
- Strong incident management, prioritization, communication, and people-development skills.
- Ability to collaborate across Product, Operations, Compliance, and senior leadership.

## Compensation and Benefits
- San Francisco, CA: $233,000–$274,000 USD on-target earnings or base salary.
- Denver, CO: $197,000–$232,000 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 PTO and monthly wellness stipend.

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