Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Payroll (Remote)

Check; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Check is rebuilding payroll infrastructure to power embedded payroll for thousands of employers across the U.S. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build features for money movement, tax calculations, and compliance workflows.

You’ll translate complex infrastructure into reliable systems that help teams run payroll confidently and ensure people get paid accurately. You’ll work with Python/Django, React, Typescript, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, and Github, while collaborating across

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.

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

Autonomous work

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Curiosity

Tools

Python/Django

React

Typescript

AWS

Terraform

Postgres

Temporal

Github

Job description

Check is rebuilding payroll infrastructure to power embedded payroll for thousands of employers across the U.S. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build features for money movement, tax calculations, and compliance workflows.

You’ll translate complex infrastructure into reliable systems that help teams run payroll confidently and ensure people get paid accurately. You’ll work with Python/Django, React, Typescript, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, and Github, while collaborating across