Data Platform Engineer II — Backend & Distributed Systems

Chile; Santiago; Híbrido; CLP 41.259.000 - 48.540.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Learning & development allowance $3,0

Full medical, dental, and vision

5 extra vacation days

Lunch and snacks in office

Descripción de la vacante

Checkr in Santiago, Chile is seeking a Software Engineer II on the Data Acquisition team to help build scalable data platforms that power fair hiring decisions. You will design and implement backend features, collaborate with engineers in Chile and the US, and contribute to the reliability and observability of our data pipelines.

You should have 4+ years of backend experience, strong Python (or Go), and experience with distributed systems, containers, and AWS.

Formación

• Advanced English communication skills — written and verbal.
• Available to work in a hybrid format in Santiago office (3x2).
• 4+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
• Strong Python skills (or Go).
• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems, APIs, or data pipelines.
• Experience with containerized deployments — Docker, Kubernetes / EKS.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms — AWS preferred.
• Strong ownership mindset: you participate in on-call rotations and take end-to-end accountability for your services.
• 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.

Responsabilidades

• Work on development lifecycle for data platform features — from design and architecture through implementation, testing, and production monitoring.
• Design and build new data acquisition platforms in Python, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Participate in architecture decisions, write design documents, and contribute to technical direction for the team's platforms.
• Improve platform visibility through structured logging, metrics, and alerting using Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
• Work closely with engineers in Chile and the US, contributing to async-first planning and execution.

Conocimientos

Advanced English

Hybrid Santiago

4+ years SWE

Python

Distributed systems

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS

Ownership mindset

Bias for action

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

AWS

Descripción del empleo

Checkr in Santiago, Chile is seeking a Software Engineer II on the Data Acquisition team to help build scalable data platforms that power fair hiring decisions. You will design and implement backend features, collaborate with engineers in Chile and the US, and contribute to the reliability and observability of our data pipelines.

You should have 4+ years of backend experience, strong Python (or Go), and experience with distributed systems, containers, and AWS.