Senior Software Engineer - Build Payroll Platform (Remote)

Check; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Check is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build the platform powering payroll, tax calculations, and compliance workflows for thousands of businesses. You will turn complex infrastructure into clear, reliable systems for our partners and customers.

Join a one-team culture where engineers own outcomes, collaborate across disciplines, and ship visible impact. We offer flexible work arrangements across the United States, with remote, hybrid, or on-site options and regular team events.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building complex systems or working within regulated industries, with a focus on scaling.
• Ability to work autonomously on team-wide projects that deliver impact for the business.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, collaborative environment while managing multiple internal stakeholders and end customers.
• Track record of high quality, quick decision-making influenced by learned experience.
• Curiosity and tenacity to debug complex problems in intricate systems.
• Desire to learn our current stack: Python/Django, React, Typescript, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, Github.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end problem-solving, from conception to implementation, often stepping out of your lane and partnering with new perspectives to land innovative solutions.
• Build prototypes for creative solutions to the problems you’re solving.
• Share hot takes and candid, constructive feedback to improve your team
• Improve your team’s quality bar through contributions, reviews, and team operations
• Simplify the team’s domain by spotting patterns, building expertise within your team’s domain, and questioning the status quo.
• Make decisions and hone your judgment by documenting clear, critical thinking and evaluating options.
• Grow your team by building genuine connections, embracing vulnerability, and working transparently.

Skills

Experience in complex systems

Autonomous work style

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision-making under uncertainty

Curiosity to debug complex problems

Willingness to learn stack

Tools

Python/Django

React

Typescript

AWS

Terraform

Postgres

Temporal

Github

Job description

Check is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build the platform powering payroll, tax calculations, and compliance workflows for thousands of businesses. You will turn complex infrastructure into clear, reliable systems for our partners and customers.

Join a one-team culture where engineers own outcomes, collaborate across disciplines, and ship visible impact. We offer flexible work arrangements across the United States, with remote, hybrid, or on-site options and regular team events.