Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Integrations work sits at the center of how modern SaaS products become part of a customer’s operating system, and this role is anchored in that reality. Checkr’s platform depends on reliable connections into established HR ecosystems, where standards vary and partner constraints are real. The scope across many third party systems makes the engineering problem less about a single service and more about designing durable interoperability.
For a SaaS career, the long term value comes from learning how platform surfaces are shaped by external dependencies. Ownership of OAuth flows, webhooks, data mapping, and partner facing APIs builds instincts for versioning, backward compatibility, and observability, all critical in subscription products where changes propagate quickly across tenants and integrations. Staff level influence also develops skills in technical strategy, prioritising debt versus delivery, and setting patterns other teams can reuse.
This position fits an engineer who prefers cross system problem solving over isolated feature work, and who enjoys translating product intent into stable interfaces. It is well suited to someone comfortable leading through architecture and mentorship, with a pragmatic approach to reliability and scale in production SaaS environments.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
The Integrations team at Checkr builds and maintains the pre-built integrations that plug Checkr's background check platform directly into the HR tech stacks of our customers. With 200+ integrations across the industry's top ATS, HRIS, and payroll platforms, including Workday, iCIMS, SAP SuccessFactors, and many others, the team eliminates redundancies across platforms and enables a seamless screening workflow for recruiters and candidates alike.
As a Staff Engineer on the Integrations team, you'll drive the technical architecture of complex, multi-system workflows, spanning OAuth flows, webhook event processing, data mapping, and partner-facing APIs. You'll set the technical bar for how Checkr's platform connects to the broader HR landscape, enabling faster hiring and a better experience for both employers and candidates.
What you’ll do
- Own development of the product from ideation, design, implementation, to release
- Bring a customer-centric, product-first mindset to the table - collaborate with Design, Product, Data, and others to instrument and deploy new product experiments and ship impactful features
- Define and lead technical initiatives to enable growth at scale and address technical debt, both within the team and across the organization
- Provide mentorship to engineers on the team and across the organization
- Spread development best practices through knowledge sharing and documentation
- Partner with product and engineering management in quarterly and annual planning activities
- Ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of our services
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of software development experience and 3+ years experience in a project leadership role
- Deep expertise in backend development (e.g., Ruby, Node.js, or similar), with working proficiency in frontend technologies such as JavaScript and React to support API development and integrations
- Experience building scalable systems with automated testing, observability, and high performance (A/B testing a plus)
- A strong sense of ownership from feature design through production release
- A proven ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong communication, project management, and a commitment to mentoring engineers
- 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
What you’ll get
- 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
