# Staff Operations AI Engineer at Checkr

- Company: Checkr
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, Y Combinator and GV.
- Company website: http://www.checkr.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Denver, Colorado, United States; Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/checkr/jobs/8202764
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/checkr-staff-operations-ai-engineer/

## About the role

We're looking for a Staff Operations AI Engineer who will architect, build, and refine the intelligent systems that power Checkr’s AI-driven operations. In this role, you'll be the technical expert responsible for designing the integrations, workflows, and data structures that enable AI Agents and automation to operate reliably at scale.

## What they're looking for

- 5-7+ years in automation platforms, integration architecture, or AI-enabled operations
- Deep expertise in API design, OAuth/token-based authentication, webhooks, and event-driven systems
- Proven experience building reliable automation workflows with observability, retries, and failure handling
- Strong JavaScript and Python expertise for backend logic, scripting, and internal tooling
- Solid SQL experience for data transformation, validation, and operational analytics (Snowflake a plus)
- Advanced comfort with JSON, schemas, and data normalization for LLM and automation use cases

Tags: Operations