Engineering Manager, Product Foundations
Job title: Engineering Manager, Product Foundations in San Francisco, CA at Checkr
Company: Checkr
Job description: 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 and is a Y Combinator 2024 .About the role/teamCheckr is looking for a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead our Product Foundations team. This team owns some of the most complex and mission-critical systems at Checkr and is responsible for improving development efficiency and product consistency by providing common user interface components or shared domain services that product engineering teams can leverage.What you'll do:
Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and excites 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 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, and before transitioning into a managerial role, you gained valuable experience as an individual contributor at the Senior Staff level or higher in a high growth environment. You have seen systems at a large scale and made significant contributions to their betterment.
8+ years as an engineer
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
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
Backbone to make tough decisions when necessary
Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity
Ready to mentor the team to grow by providing stretch assignments and opportunities relevant to their interests
Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
What you get:
A fast-paced and collaborative environment
Learning and development allowance
Competitive 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 .The base salary range for this role is $233,000 to $274,000 in San Francisco, CA.Equal Employment Opportunities at CheckrCheckr 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 .
Expected salary:
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Company: Checkr
Job description: 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 and is a Y Combinator 2024 .About the role/teamCheckr is looking for a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead our Product Foundations team. This team owns some of the most complex and mission-critical systems at Checkr and is responsible for improving development efficiency and product consistency by providing common user interface components or shared domain services that product engineering teams can leverage.What you'll do:
Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and excites 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 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, and before transitioning into a managerial role, you gained valuable experience as an individual contributor at the Senior Staff level or higher in a high growth environment. You have seen systems at a large scale and made significant contributions to their betterment.
8+ years as an engineer
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
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
Backbone to make tough decisions when necessary
Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity
Ready to mentor the team to grow by providing stretch assignments and opportunities relevant to their interests
Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
What you get:
A fast-paced and collaborative environment
Learning and development allowance
Competitive 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 .The base salary range for this role is $233,000 to $274,000 in San Francisco, CA.Equal Employment Opportunities at CheckrCheckr 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 .
Expected salary:
Location: San Francisco, CA
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