Software Engineer - Ruby/JS for Scalable, Data-Driven Web Apps

Checkr, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning allowance

Equity compensation

Medical coverage

Fertility support

Flexible PTO

Wellness stipend

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Checkr, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to build and evolve a data platform powering fair, scalable decisions. You will work on Ruby and JavaScript services, design high-quality APIs, and collaborate with product and design to deliver impactful features.

The team emphasizes ownership, quality, and rapid iteration in a fast-paced environment. You will contribute to end-to-end development, testing, deployment, and observability, while aligning with XP practices and a customer-centric mindset.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Ruby and Javascript (or similar languages/frameworks).
• Proficiency with test frameworks and automation (e.g. Cypress).
• Passionate about XP practices, Domain Driven Design, and Continuous Delivery.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs.
• Bonus for in-house component-based design systems.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Own from feature design through production release.

Responsibilities

• Own the product development of features from design and implementation to release.
• Partner with product, design, and other stakeholders in designing new features.
• Collaborate with other engineers in architecting and implementing new features.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our products.
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code for high transaction volume.
• Monitor, triage, and resolve production issues for team services.
• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements.
• Experimentation mindset to validate customer needs and ship MVPs.

Skills

Ruby & JS

REST APIs

Test automation

DDD & XP

Ownership

Collaboration

Design systems

Tools

Design systems

Job description

Checkr, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to build and evolve a data platform powering fair, scalable decisions. You will work on Ruby and JavaScript services, design high-quality APIs, and collaborate with product and design to deliver impactful features.

The team emphasizes ownership, quality, and rapid iteration in a fast-paced environment. You will contribute to end-to-end development, testing, deployment, and observability, while aligning with XP practices and a customer-centric mindset.