Engineering Manager, Truework

San Francisco, California, United States

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, Amazon, 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 . About the role

The Truework Team at Checkr is looking for a motivated Engineering Manager to lead our Mortgage Verifications Team. This team is responsible for building and launching new products, customer-facing experiences, and enhancing the Truework platform. As the Engineering Manager for this team, you will work hand-in-hand with product managers and key stakeholders to create the software and experiences that delight our customers. The projects you'll be working on are high impact and scale: you'll be advancing our architecture and systems to lead Truework and Checkr into the next generation of product offerings. The decisions you make will impact potentially millions of consumers every year, and help businesses make fast, informed, and safe decisions.

What you'll do:

Drive technical vision for the team that motivates and inspires the team for the next chapter

Partner closely with product management to build new features and enhance existing ones

Work with the team to reduce technical debt and sustainably scale our architecture

Build relationships with customers and drive results with them

Nurture and grow team members based on their career aspirations

Hire the best of the talent and continue to raise the bar for the team

Represent the team in planning and product meetings

Optimize engineering processes and policies to drive velocity and quality

What you bring:

4+ years as an engineering manager

8+ years as an engineer

Strong skills in critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, and attention to detail

Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead

Experience working on products at scale, and understanding the data, legal, human impact, and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated products

Strong experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies

Deep understanding of service architecture and system design as well as lean software development principles

Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully

Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity

Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn

Experience with machine learning and AI is a plus

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.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

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 . On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA) $233,000 — $274,000 USD 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

At Checkr, we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

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