Engineering Manager, Growth

Rozgoo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development allowance

Competitive compensation and career成长

Job summary

Checkr is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Growth team focused on the self-serve funnel: Acquisition, Activation, Expansion and Retention. You will coach and inspire the engineering squad to ship new products and features at scale for Checkr’s growth initiatives.

You’ll partner with product management, mentor engineers, reduce technical debt, and raise the bar for velocity and quality while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as an engineering manager.
• 8+ years as an engineer.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with TDD, pair programming and agile methodologies.
• Experience managing quality incidents as both technical lead and communication lead.
• Experience with scalable products and regulated data considerations.
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor and grow teams with inclusive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growth-focused engineering team delivering self-serve features to improve acquisition, activation, expansion and retention.
• Drive test experimentation across surfaces to unlock incremental value and improve customer experience.
• Shape technical vision and align with product management for new features.
• Reduce technical debt and scale the architecture for growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive results.
• Mentor team members and foster career development with stretch assignments.

Skills

Engineering management

Software engineering

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Decision making

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Incident management

Mentoring

Diversity & inclusion

TDD

Pair programming

Agile methodologies

Lean software development

Job description

About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. 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 Amazon, DoorDash, Netflix, Kimpton, and Anthropic.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the Role

Checkr is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Checkr Growth team. This team is hyper-focused on Checkr’s self-serve business delivering products and capabilities for Checkr’s growth funnel: Acquisition, Activation, Expansion & Retention. Leveraging your deep experience, you will build, coach, and inspire the engineering team to meet company objectives and bring new products and features to market.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team to work on growth-focused initiatives such as increasing self-service customer conversions, improving the onboarding experience, creating engagement loops, and expanding product usage across segments.
• Lead test experimentation across multiple surfaces to unlock incremental business value while improving customer experience
• 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

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

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