Senior Engineering Manager, Mortgage

Checkr; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 269,000 - 316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Cash & equity package

Medical, dental, vision

Fertility & parental assistance

Flexible PTO

Wellness stipend

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Checkr is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Mortgage in San Francisco. You will lead 16+ engineers as head of engineering for the mortgage business, owning end-to-end product delivery from APIs to AI-powered verification decisions and customer experiences.

You'll partner with Product and executives, shape strategy, manage architectural direction, and scale teams to serve major lenders while delivering measurable business impact and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as an engineering manager and 12+ years as an engineer overall, including experience managing large teams and managers.
• Experience owning a P&L or business line with revenue targets and capacity planning in regulated environments.
• Deep understanding of service architecture and lean software development principles to balance tech and business tradeoffs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to translate technical strategy for executives.
• Experience with machine learning and AI and enthusiasm for AI-native product environments.
• Humility, openness to feedback, and willingness to learn.
• A-player mindset with action-orientation, urgency, resilience, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and architecture for the Mortgage platform and partner with product management to co-own product direction and delivery for millions of consumers.
• Own delivery for the Mortgage business line and partner with leadership as a peer for business results.
• Set technical direction, reduce debt, and scale architecture while maintaining delivery speed for future product offerings.
• Represent engineering in strategy planning, including capacity modeling, headcount planning, and prioritization tradeoffs.
• Manage quality incidents as technical and communication lead.

Skills

Engineering management

P&L ownership

System architecture

ML/AI familiarity

Executive communication

Leadership & mentoring

Job description

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, 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 .

As the Senior Engineering Manager for Mortgage, you'll lead 16+ engineers as the head of engineering for Checkr's mortgage business. Reporting to the VP of Engineering with visibility to executive leadership, you'll own the product end to end from APIs and integrations to AI/ML-powered verification decisions and the customer experience. You'll operate as a business leader, not just an engineering leader: partnering with Product to shape strategy, owning the technical roadmap and delivery against growth targets, and building the team and systems needed to serve the country's largest lenders.

We're looking for a hands-on technical leader who has built and scaled high-performing engineering teams and production systems, while staying close to architecture and execution. Experience in mortgage lending or another regulated, high-stakes industry is a plus. The stakes are real: the systems you build directly impact people's ability to get a mortgage, giving you the opportunity to drive meaningful customer and business impact at scale.

What you’ll do

• Own the technical roadmap and architecture for the Mortgage platform and partner with product management to co-own product direction, build new features, and enhance existing ones, decisions here affect millions of consumers a year
• Own delivery for the Mortgage business line, and partner with the business's leadership as a peer, jointly accountable for the business's results,
• Set the technical direction for the team, reduce technical debt, and scale the architecture sustainably while maintaining delivery speed, advancing Checkr into the next generation of product offerings
• Represent engineering in annual strategy planning, including capacity modeling, headcount planning, and prioritization tradeoffs.
• Manage quality incidents as both technical lead and communication lead
• Hire and continually raise the bar for engineering talent, and mentor team members in a way that supports their individual career growth
• Build direct relationships with customers and drive results in partnership with them

What you bring

• 8+ years as an engineering manager and 12+ years as an engineer overall, including experience managing large teams, in addition to managing managers
• Experience owning a P&L or business line, including revenue targets, capacity planning, and cross-functional accountability, ideally for products operating at scale in highly regulated environments, with an understanding of the related data, legal, and human impact considerations
• Deep understanding of service architecture, system design, and lean software development principles, with the ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly, balancing technical and business tradeoffs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate technical strategy into business terms for executives
• Experience with machine learning and AI, and enthusiasm for working in an AI-native company where AI is embedded across how we build and operate
• Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
• A-player mindset: a strong bias for action, urgency, resilience through ambiguity, and ownership of 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 (San Francisco, CA)

$269,000 - $316,000 USD

What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity 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

At Checkr, we believe an in office 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. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

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