Senior Python Engineer, Truework

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including Amazon, Door Dash, Netflix, Kimpton, and Anthropic. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission.

Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

Truework, recently acquired by Checkr, provides access to crucial employment and income information needed for mortgage loans, apartment rentals, background checks, and more. We are disrupting a $5B+ industry, dominated by legacy incumbents, with a better product and intense customer focus. Within Checkr, Truework operates independently, allowing rapid iteration while also being able to leverage the strengths and assets from our core business.

Think of it like joining a startup within a startup!

• Be an independent individual contributor who can solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal/high-level oversight and a high level of ownership
• Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset to the table - collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship impactful features
• Partner with engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders in designing and architecting new features
• Experimentation mindset - autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need, get team buy-in, and ship a rapid MVP
• Quality mindset - you insist on quality as a critical pillar of your software deliverables
• Analytical mindset - instrument and deploy new product experiments with a data-driven approach
• Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code capable of supporting Truework’s significant scale
• Monitor, investigate, triage, and resolve production issues as they arise for services owned by the team

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Bachelor degree (or equivalent education/training)
• Proficiency in Python and Java script (or similar languages/frameworks)
• Experience developing RESTful APIs
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• A strong sense of ownership from feature design through production release
• A desire to collaborate with external stakeholders
• An eagerness to learn, collaborate, improve, innovate, and have fun
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend&