Tech Lead - Screenings & Verifications team

Checkr - Chile; Santiago; Presencial; CLP 66.496.000 - 78.230.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual Learning & Development stipend: $3,000 USD

100% health, dental, and vision coverage

5 extra vacation days

Equity: RSU as part of compensation

Complimentary lunch on office days

Descripción de la vacante

A leading tech company in Santiago, Chile, seeks an experienced Tech Lead to integrate a background check product into their ecosystem. The ideal candidate will oversee the product development from ideation to implementation, collaborate with engineers, and have strong experience with Python and cloud infrastructures. Competitive compensation includes health coverage, professional development stipends, and equity options. This role facilitates a hybrid work schedule, providing flexibility for both personal and professional growth.

Formación

• 10+ years of industry experience as a software engineer.
• Strong understanding of microservice architecture infrastructure.
• Experience running Scrum rituals.

Responsabilidades

• Own the product development from ideation to release.
• Collaborate with engineers and product manager on new system designs.
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code.

Conocimientos

Advanced English skills

Leadership skills

Passion for mentoring junior engineers

Hands-on experience with AWS

Understanding of microservice architecture

Experience with REST APIs

Experience with CI/CD

Experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Experience with Git, GitLab or GitHub

Herramientas

Python

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We’ve designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Checkr was established in 2014 and puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

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 2023 Breakthrough Company. Checkr is committed to creating a more equitable future by enhancing our understanding of the past, and we believe every candidate, regardless of background, should have an equal opportunity for employment. Checkr’s clients include Uber, Instacart, Doordash, Netflix, Compass Group, and Adecco. As a leading provider of background data resources, Checkr supports consumer reporting agencies and businesses in making informed decisions to protect their organizations, employees, and customers.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Tech Lead to join our Engineering team. This role involves integrating a recently acquired background check product into the Checkr ecosystem and developing it into a solid foundation for a comprehensive identity verification solution. The Tech Lead will oversee the near-term integration of newly acquired background check solutions into Checkr, working on data vendor integrations and developing the system into a long-term identity verification platform. The current background check solution includes multiple public APIs, public and internal portals, and numerous microservices.

What you’ll do

• Own the product development from ideation, design, implementation, to release
• Collaborate with other engineers and product manager on designing and architecting new systems
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code

What you bring

• Advanced English skills
• Availability to work hybrid schedule in Santiago Chile, 3 days per week
• 10+ years of industry experience as a software engineer, and significant experience working with Python
• Leadership skills and a passion for mentoring more junior engineers
• Experience with running Scrum rituals (sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review and retrospective)
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• A strong understanding of microservice architecture infrastructure, including familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience working with data stores such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Experience with Git, GitLab or GitHub and PR/MR review process
• A passion for optimizing services for scale and speed
• A great desire to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate

What you’ll get

• A collaborative and dynamic environment
• The opportunity to be part of an international company headquartered in the US
• Annual Learning & Development stipend: $3,000 USD for certifications, courses, and professional growth
• Competitive compensation with clear opportunities for professional and personal career advancement
• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
• Additional PTO (Paid Time Off): 5 extra vacation days and flexibility to take time off when needed
• Equity: RSU (Restricted Stock Units) as part of your compensation package
• Complimentary lunch on days you work from the office

Pay Transparency

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. We 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 list the top to the bottom of the possible range and 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)

$66,496,000 - $78,230,000 CLP

Equal Employment Opportunities

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 in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.