Engineering Manager

Checkr, Inc.; Santiago; Híbrido; CLP 82.953.000 - 97.590.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

L&D reimbursement

Global company

Health coverage (medical/dental/vision

Extra vacation days

Office lunch program

Descripción de la vacante

Checkr, Inc. in Santiago, Chile is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Data Acquisition Bulk team and guide the data platform that supports Checkr’s products and clients. You will align technical vision with product goals and mentor a growing team in a hybrid office environment.

The role requires 4+ years as an engineering manager and 8+ years as an engineer, with strong communication, TDD, agile practices, and system-design expertise to scale regulatory data products.

Formación

• 4+ years as an engineering manager.
• 8+ years as an engineer.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead.
• Experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding of service architecture and lean software development.
• Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully.
• Inclusive team leadership and mentoring.
• Humility and eagerness to learn.

Responsabilidades

• 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 cross-functional teams 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.

Conocimientos

Engineering management

Software engineering

Communication

Critical thinking

Quality incidents leadership

Scale and architecture

TDD & Agile

System design

Prioritization

Inclusive leadership

Descripción del empleo

About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, Amazon, and Anthropic. A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company. Checkr is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Data Acquisition Bulk team. This team is responsible for supporting and expanding the largest US national criminal database. This database supports all Checkrs products and clients. Leveraging your deep experience, you will build, coach, and inspire the tech ops team to meet company objectives.

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 cross-functional teams 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
• 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
• 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.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

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.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Santiago, Chile) $82.952.900—$97.590.000 CLP

What We Offer

• A collaborative and fast-moving environment
• Be part of an international company based in the United States
• $3,000 USD per year learning and development reimbursement allowance
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for professional and personal advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• Additional vacation benefits of 5 extra days and flexibility to take time off

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection.

Our hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile.

Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles.

Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.

Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records.

Checkr’s commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal h