About the team/role
We're seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Data Platform team. This team plays a crucial role in our mission by developing and maintaining scalable data platforms for fair and safe hiring decisions.
As a Data Engineer on the Data Platform team, you'll work on Checkr’s centralized data platform, critical for the company's vision. The centralized data platform is the heart of all key customer-facing products. You will work on high-impact projects that directly contribute to the next generation products. core product.
What you’ll do:
- Build, maintain and optimize critical data pipelines that serve as the foundation for Checkr’s data platform and products,
- Build tools that help streamline the management and operation of our data ecosystem
- Architect systems for scale and security to keep up with a huge influx of data as Checkr continues to grow
- Architect systems that empower repeatable and scalable machine learning workflows
- Identify innovative applications of data that can enable new products or insights and enable other teams at Checkr to maximize their own impact
What you bring:
- 2+ years of industry-related experience in a backend or data engineering role and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Programming expertise in Python or SQL. Must have proficiency in one and at least experience in the other.
- Experience developing and maintaining production data services
- Experience with data modeling, security, and governance
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., gitlab and kubernetes)
- Experience and passion for mentoring other data engineers
