The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions. Fast, accurate background checks at scale. Backed by Accel, Y Combinator and GV.
About the role
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 . Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 10+ years of experience designing, administering, and scaling relational and non-relational database storage architectures in production environments
- Deep expertise managing and tuning MongoDB and PostgreSQL or MySQL database topologies at high volume and scale
- Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures and software design principles, and the ability to apply them to solve technical challenges
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS database and storage ecosystems, including RDS, Aurora, ElastiCache, MongoDB Atlas, and S3
- Demonstrated track record of automating cloud infrastructure and database operations using Terraform, Terragrunt, and modern scripting languages
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About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, 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 .
Reporting to the Manager, DevOps Engineering, you will lead the architecture, reliability, and operational excellence of Checkr’s core data stores. Checkr offers fantastic AI enablement, and you'll use AI tooling throughout your day-to-day. In this role, you will own database capacity planning, financial forecasting, high availability, disaster recovery, and infrastructure-as-code automation across high-scale distributed data stores. Partnering closely with Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, Core Services, and Product Engineering teams, you will establish fleet-wide data governance and performance standards that power Checkr's...
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