Role in brief
Checkr is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Mortgage Verifications Team within its Truework division. This role involves guiding product development, enhancing customer experiences, and scaling architectural systems. It suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in regulated products, agile methodologies, and a focus on team growth and technical vision.
About the role
This Engineering Manager position at Checkr focuses on leading the Mortgage Verifications Team within the Truework platform. The primary goal is to develop and launch new products and customer-facing features. The role requires close collaboration with product managers and other stakeholders to deliver software and experiences that meet customer needs, while also advancing the platform's architecture and systems for future product offerings.
The manager will be responsible for driving the technical vision for the team, ensuring it remains motivated and aligned with strategic goals. This includes working to reduce technical debt, scaling the architecture sustainably, and optimizing engineering processes to improve velocity and quality. The projects undertaken are high-impact, with decisions potentially affecting millions of consumers and helping businesses make informed decisions.
A key aspect of this role involves nurturing and growing team members, hiring new talent, and representing the team in planning and product meetings. The ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, experience managing quality incidents, and a deep understanding of regulated products. They should be able to make thoughtful prioritization decisions and foster an inclusive team environment.
The salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $150,000 USD.
Skills that matter here
- engineering management: This role requires leading an engineering team, driving technical vision, and optimizing processes.
- software development: The manager will oversee the building of new features and enhancements for the Truework platform.
- TDD: Strong experience with Test-Driven Development is a requirement for maintaining code quality.
- agile methodologies: The role requires strong experience with agile practices to manage project delivery efficiently.
- service architecture: A deep understanding of service architecture is needed to advance and scale the Truework platform.
- system design: This skill is crucial for making decisions that impact the scalability and future of the platform.
Who this role suits
- A leader who can inspire and motivate a team towards a clear technical vision.
- Someone with a strong background in regulated products, understanding their data, legal, and human impact.
- An individual who prioritizes team growth and diversity, fostering an inclusive environment.
- A manager who is humble, open to feedback, and eager to learn, with a bias for action.
From the employer
What you’ll do
- Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and inspires the team for the next chapter
- Partner closely with product management to build new features and enhance existing ones
- Work with the team to reduce technical debt and sustainably scale our architecture
- Build relationships with customers and drive results with them
- Nurture and grow team members based on their career aspirations
- Hire the best of the talent and continue to raise the bar for the team
- Represent the team in planning and product meetings
- Optimize engineering processes and policies to drive velocity and quality
What you bring
- 4+ years as an engineering manager
- 8+ years as an engineer
- Strong skills in critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, and attention to detail
- Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead
- Experience working on products at scale, and understanding the data, legal, human impact, and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated products
- Strong experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies
- Deep understanding of service architecture and system design as well as lean software development principles
- Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully
- Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity
- Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
- Experience with machine learning and AI is a plus
- 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
What We Offer
- 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
- In-office perks at hub locations in Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile
- In-office days with lunch provided and commuter stipend
- A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location
Questions about this role
What is the seniority level for this position?
This is a middle-seniority engineering management role.
What is the remote work policy for this role?
This position is fully remote, with no specific location restrictions mentioned beyond being remote.
What are the core responsibilities of this Engineering Manager?
Key responsibilities include driving technical vision, partnering with product management, reducing technical debt, nurturing team members, and optimizing engineering processes.
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