Engineering Manager, Growth at Checkr

About CheckrCheckr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014 Checkrs innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100000 customers including DoorDash Coinbase Lyft Instacart and Airtable. Were a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes CloudList and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.About the RoleCheckr is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Checkr Growth team. This team is hyper-focused on Checkrs self-serve business delivering products and capabilities for Checkrs growth funnel: Acquisition Activation Expansion & Retention. Leveraging your deep experience you will build coach and inspire the engineering team to meet company objectives and bring new products and features to market.What Youll DoLead a team to work on growth-focused initiatives such as increasing self-service customer conversions improving the onboarding experience creating engagement loops and expanding product usage across segments.Lead test experimentation across multiple surfaces to unlock incremental business value while improving customer experienceDrive technical vision for the team that motivates and excites the team for the next chapterPartner closely with product management to build new features and enhance existing onesWork with the team to reduce technical debt and sustainably scale our architectureBuild relationships with cross-functional teams and drive results with themNurture and grow team members based on their career aspirationsHire best of the talent and continue to raise the bar for the teamRepresent the team in planning and product meetingsOptimize engineering processes and policies to drive velocity and qualityWhat you bring4 years as an engineering manager8 years as an engineerExceptional verbal and written communication skillsStrong skills in critical thinking decision making problem-solving and attention to detailExperience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication leadExperience working on products at scale and understanding the data legal human impact and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated productsStrong experience with TDD pair programming and agile methodologiesDeep understanding of service architecture and system design as well as lean software development principlesAbility to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfullyBackbone to make tough decisions when necessaryAble to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversityReady to mentor the team to grow by providing stretch assignments and opportunities relevant to their interestsHumility openness to feedback and eagerness to learnWhat you getA fast-paced and collaborative environmentLearning and development allowanceCompetitive compensation and opportunity for advancement100% medical dental and vision coverageUp to 25K reimbursement for fertility adoption and parental planning servicesFlexible PTO policyMonthly wellness stipend home office stipendPay Transparency DisclosureOne of Checkrs core values is Transparency. To live by that value weve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. 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)$233000 - $274000 USDOn-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver CO)$197000 - $232000 USDAt Checkr we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration drives innovation and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver CO San Francisco CA and Santiago Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. Starting January 2026 hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per -office perks are provided such as lunch four 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 CheckrCheckr is committed to building the best product and company which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local state and/or federal laws including the San Franciscos Fair Chance Ordinance.*Legitimate Checkr emails will always include our official domain name after the @ symbol (e.g. or ).Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Hospitality Experience,Go,Management Experience,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Mechanical Engineering,Team Management,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 233000 - 274000