# Staff Software Engineer, Data 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; San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/checkr/jobs/8078265
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/checkr-staff-software-engineer-data/

## About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the People Data team, you'll help build and evolve the centralized platform that powers every Checkr product. This platform stores and serves the identity and people records that underpin Checkr's Workforce, Mortgage, Tenant, Trust, and Personal products, making it foundational to the company's AI-powered verification platform and every high-stakes decision our customers make.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years designing, implementing, and delivering highly scalable, performant data platforms
- Experience building large-scale data processing pipelines using ETL/ELT, batch, and stream processing
- Expert-level proficiency in PySpark, Python, and SQL
- Expertise in data modeling, relational databases, and NoSQL data stores (e.g., MongoDB)
- Experience with big data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, data lakes, and the AWS stack (EKS, EMR, Serverless, Glue, Athena, S3, etc.)
- Knowledge of security best practices and data privacy concerns

Tags: Engineering