Senior Back-end Engineer

Worldwide | Sept. 24, 2026

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Company: Checkr

Country: Worldwide

Salary: $44,400 - $55,200

Type: Remote

Employment: Full-time

Description: Checkr is a San Francisco–based tech company that modernizes background checks with AI and automation. Founded in 2014, it helps over 100,000 employers make faster, fairer, and more compliant hiring decisions. Its platform handles criminal, driving, educates

About Checkr

Checkr is building a data platform to facilitate safe and fair decision-making. Founded in 2014, Checkr's technology and robust data platform help clients assess risk and ensure security and compliance to create trusted workplaces and communities.

As Accounting Leader, you will report to the Senior Accounting Director and be responsible for all accounting operations of the Chilean entity, ensuring compliance with local legal, tax and regulatory requirements, while adhering to company-wide accounting policies and deadlines. The ideal candidate is an accounting leader with practical experience, who is fluent in English, has a deep understanding of Chilean generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), tax regulations and legal reporting, and has experience in multinational environments.

Advanced command of English (exclusive requirement). To apply, please attach your CV in English.
+5 years of experience in backend software development with a high command of at least one of the following languages Ruby, Golang, Python, Java or C#
Solid knowledge of the fundamentals of computing, such as relational and non-relational databases, data structures, algorithms and REST API.
Proficient in React.
Experience in domain modeling, object design, and system architecture.
Demonstrated experience writing clear, tested, and concise code.
Proficiency in setting expectations and making informed decisions through project estimates based on available information.
Ability to write and review technical proposals, providing constructive feedback and articulating compensations.
Strong sense of responsibility in all aspects of the development lifecycle, including incident response and responsibility for product robustness.
Desire to collaborate and share knowledge with colleagues, both within the team and across the organization.
Enthusiasm to learn, improve and innovate in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Availability to work in a hybrid mode in our office in Santiago de Chile (12 days a month in our Costanera Center offices)

About Checkr

As a Sr. Backend Software Engineer at Checkr, you will play a crucial role in advancing our product in our mission to create the data platform of the future, collaborating with other engineers and product counterparts to design and deliver new platform capabilities and key product initiatives. Your passion for technical excellence will drive progress in modernizing our technical stack, simplifying system architecture, and automating manual workflows to ensure the scalability and efficiency of our platform.

Position Responsibilities

Develop new platform capabilities and product offerings, from design to launch.
Strike the balance between speed to market and long-term growth, designing for the future and building for today.
Collaborate with Product to define right-sized initiatives and develop a roadmap that meets business needs quarter after quarter.
Preserve customer goodwill by ensuring product availability. system, participating in on-call shifts, addressing support requests, and taking preventive measures to improve reliability.
Provide guidance to junior engineers on the team and across the organization.
Play an active role in the continuous improvement of the engineering organization through lunch discussions, team presentations, and reviews with senior management.

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