Staff Software Engineer, Observability

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company .

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Observability + Developer Productivity team, you will drive initiatives to enhance how services are built and maintained, focusing on improving observability and developer experience. Your role will be instrumental in defining best practices and creating pathways that enable the engineering organization to deliver efficient and robust software solutions. You will have the opportunity to lead significant initiatives that shape our entire system's development processes and have a substantial impact across the engineering organization.

Who You Are:

• You have a strong sense of ownership and proactive attitude.


• You thrive in environments where sharing knowledge is a core value and are motivated by aligning diverse groups towards a common vision.


• You excel in collaboration, mentorship, and innovative problem-solving.


• You are passionate about enhancing developer experiences and optimizing tooling for efficiency.

What You’ll Do:

• Enhance our observability posture by implementing best practices and enabling the effective use of observability tools across the engineering organization.


• Define and implement golden paths for service building, including the development of essential components that support these paths.


• Lead architectural discussions with cross-functional teams to align on and drive engineering best practices.


• Develop the strategy and roadmap to improve the developer experience organization-wide.


• Design, build, and maintain core software tools and libraries used by Checkr’s engineering teams.


• Provide feedback and consultation to enhance development workflows and ensure our systems' reliability and performance.


• Communicate complex technical information and advocate for developer productivity initiatives to stakeholders at all levels.

What You Bring:

• 8+ years experience as a software engineer working with a focus on developer tools and productivity (Ruby, Python, or GoLang).


• 5+ years experience leading engineering projects/programs, with a focus on improving developer workflows.


• Strong understanding of modern observability frameworks and practices.


• Deep experience with microservices design, REST APIs, and common development workflow tools.


• Strong skills in collaboration, documentation, and communication.

What you’ll get

• 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, home office stipend

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings . We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website .

The base salary range for this role is $213,000 to $250,000 in San Francisco, CA.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance .