About Checkr Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work.
We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers.
Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that's fast, smooth, and safe.
Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.
A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates.
Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2023 Breakthrough Company.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will work closely with our Foundation teams to build and run the core components that power Checkr.
You will enable all teams to take collective ownership of their software's reliability, scalability, and performance.
You will also guide other teams in fine-tuning their services, resulting in improved robustness and efficiency, ensuring that every team can focus on building superior software, backed by a reliable, scalable, and efficient infrastructure.
We believe every engineering team at Checkr should be responsible for the software they build, and DevOps plays a critical part in providing the tools, practices, and expertise to make that happen.
What a typical week may look like at Checkr Building, maintaining, optimizing, and scaling Checkr's cloud infrastructure Improving infrastructure operations and processes with automation and tooling Optimizing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling Participating in or leading design reviews and production reviews for new infrastructure services Debugging production issues across services and levels of the stack Ensuring the scalability and security of Checkr infrastructure Partnering with application developers to ensure best practices and efficient use of infrastructure Building and fostering collaborative relationships with other engineering teams and leaders Plan for the growth of Checkr's infrastructure What you'll bring 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or related experience Experience driving platform adoption with various product engineering teams, guided by a self-service and product-first approach Experience designing technical architecture and creating a strategic roadmap to realize a technical vision Expertise with AWS, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, IaC, Terraform, Linux, and microservice architecture Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, web application security, and Experience with Istio or other service mesh technologies Your rollback plans are just as meticulous as your rollout plans An ability, willingness, and desire to mentor and up-level less experienced Infrastructure Engineers A passion for customer-centricity and building relationships with other teams Unwavering commitment to operational security and best practices Recent experience programming in Golang, Python, or Ruby Advanced English communication skills What you get A collaborative and fast-moving environment Be part of an international company based in the United States Learning and development reimbursement allowance Competitive compensation and opportunity for professional and personal advancement 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents Additional vacation benefits of 5 extra days and flexibility to take time off Reimbursement for work from home equipment At 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.
In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.
Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles.
Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.
Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records.
Checkr's commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal history in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance.
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