Tech Lead & Hands-on Manager - Scale Payroll Systems

Check; City of Utica (NY); Remote; USD 214,000 - 235,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO and sick leave

401k retirement plan

$100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile

Job summary

Check is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to tackle complex payroll challenges and drive team initiatives. You will lead a dedicated team, turning intricate, high-impact problems into actionable solutions while impacting over a million users.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in software development, enjoys coaching engineers, and is passionate about improving workflows.

Benefit from a competitive salary package, remote work flexibility, and a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building complex software and delivering production systems end‑to‑end.
• 1‑2 years of experience leading or managing a team.
• A desire to continue being hands‑on and building with your team.

Responsibilities

• Turning complex problems into solutions that help over a million people get paid.
• Scaling systems for payroll calculations, tax payments, and filings.
• Designing services for money movement and reconciliation.

Skills

Building complex software

Team management

Driving business outcomes

Improving engineering workflows

Learning programming stack

Tools

Python/Django

React

Typescript

AWS

Terraform

Postgres

Temporal

Github

Job description

Check is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to tackle complex payroll challenges and drive team initiatives. You will lead a dedicated team, turning intricate, high-impact problems into actionable solutions while impacting over a million users.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in software development, enjoys coaching engineers, and is passionate about improving workflows.

Benefit from a competitive salary package, remote work flexibility, and a collaborative team culture.