Staff Software Engineer, Observability, Checkr

Checkr

Location:
United States, San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

213000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Observability + Developer Productivity team, you will drive initiatives to enhance how services are built and maintained, focusing on improving observability and developer experience. Your role will be instrumental in defining best practices and creating pathways that enable the engineering organization to deliver efficient and robust software solutions. You will have the opportunity to lead significant initiatives that shape our entire system's development processes and have a substantial impact across the engineering organization.

Job Responsibility:

Enhance our observability posture by implementing best practices and enabling the effective use of observability tools across the engineering organization
Define and implement golden paths for service building, including the development of essential components that support these paths
Lead architectural discussions with cross-functional teams to align on and drive engineering best practices
Develop the strategy and roadmap to improve the developer experience organization-wide
Design, build, and maintain core software tools and libraries used by Checkr’s engineering teams
Provide feedback and consultation to enhance development workflows and ensure our systems' reliability and performance
Communicate complex technical information and advocate for developer productivity initiatives to stakeholders at all levels

Requirements:

8+ years experience as a software engineer working with a focus on developer tools and productivity (Ruby, Python, or GoLang)
5+ years experience leading engineering projects/programs, with a focus on improving developer workflows
Strong understanding of modern observability frameworks and practices
Deep experience with microservices design, REST APIs, and common development workflow tools
Strong skills in collaboration, documentation, and communication

What we offer:

A fast-paced and collaborative environment
Learning and development allowance
Competitive cash and equity 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, home office stipend

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 10, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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