Senior Data Platform Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & AI

Checkr; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 157,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development allowance

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity compensation

Relocation stipend

Flexible PTO policy

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Checkr is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Platform team in Denver. You will design, build, and ship core data services and pipelines powering our centralized data platform used across Workforce, Tenant, Trust, and Personal.

With 5+ years of software engineering experience, you will collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams, mentor engineers, and help deliver reliable, scalable data solutions for Checkr’s growing product surface.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably with data platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with data processing at scale.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, stream and batch processing, and cloud data workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship core services and data pipelines for Checkr's centralized data platform.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to turn requirements into shipped features.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to design reviews to raise the bar on quality.
• Participate in on-call, monitor production issues, and ensure reliability and security.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

AWS

AI tools

Data modeling

Problem solving

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Spark

MongoDB

Iceberg

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Spark

MongoDB

Iceberg

Job description

Checkr is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Platform team in Denver. You will design, build, and ship core data services and pipelines powering our centralized data platform used across Workforce, Tenant, Trust, and Personal.

With 5+ years of software engineering experience, you will collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams, mentor engineers, and help deliver reliable, scalable data solutions for Checkr’s growing product surface.