Role in brief
Checkr is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Truework team, focusing on the Mortgage Verifications product. This role involves leading a team to build customer-facing experiences and advance platform architecture. The ideal candidate has strong engineering management experience, a background in scaling regulated products, and expertise in agile methodologies and system design.
About the role
This Engineering Manager position at Checkr involves leading the Mortgage Verifications Team within the Truework division. The team is responsible for developing and launching new products and customer experiences, as well as enhancing the existing Truework platform. The role requires close collaboration with product managers and other stakeholders to create software that meets customer needs and advances the overall architecture.
The work in this role has significant impact, as decisions made will affect millions of consumers annually and assist businesses in making informed decisions. Key responsibilities include defining the team's technical vision, partnering with product management on new features, reducing technical debt, and scaling the architecture. The manager will also engage with customers and represent the team in planning meetings.
Success in this role means fostering team growth, optimizing engineering processes for velocity and quality, and recruiting new talent. The manager is expected to drive results by making high-level prioritization decisions and ensuring the team delivers meaningful outcomes. This involves a focus on sustainable scaling and continuous improvement of the platform.
The salary for this position ranges from $100,000 to $150,000 USD annually.
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 customer-facing experiences for the Truework platform.
- TDD: Experience with Test-Driven Development is a required skill for this position.
- agile methodologies: The role requires strong experience with agile approaches to project management.
- service architecture: A deep understanding of service architecture is necessary for advancing the platform and reducing technical debt.
- system design: This position requires a deep understanding of system design principles to scale the platform effectively.
Who this role suits
- A leader with at least four years of engineering management experience and eight years as an engineer.
- Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can make quick, thoughtful prioritization decisions.
- An individual with experience managing quality incidents and working with highly regulated products at scale.
- A person who is humble, open to feedback, and committed to fostering inclusive team growth and diversity.
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 remote work policy for this role?
This is a remote position, and the company offers in-office perks at hub locations in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago, with a potential relocation stipend available for those willing to move.
What level of seniority is expected for this position?
This role is for a middle-seniority Engineering Manager.
What are the core technical skills required for this role?
Key technical skills include engineering management, software development, TDD, agile methodologies, service architecture, and system design. Experience with machine learning and AI is a plus.