Senior Software Engineer

• →Lead the full development lifecycle for data platform features — from design and architecture through implementation, testing, and production monitoring.
• →Design and build new data acquisition platforms in Python, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and observability.
• →Participate in architecture decisions, write design documents, and contribute to technical direction for the team's platforms.
• →Improve platform visibility through structured logging, metrics, and alerting using Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
• →Mentor junior engineers, lead code reviews, and raise the engineering quality bar across the team.
• →Work closely with engineers in Chile and the US, contributing to async-first planning and execution.

• Advanced English communication skills — written and verbal.
• Available to work in a hybrid format in Santiago office.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
• Strong Python skills (or ruby) — you write idiomatic, well-tested, production-grade Python.
• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems, APIs, or data pipelines.
• Solid understanding of web scraping concepts: HTTP internals, proxy routing, CAPTCHA handling, and bot detection evasion patterns.
• Experience with containerized deployments — Docker, Kubernetes / EKS.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms — AWS preferred (ECS, SQS, S3, RDS).
• Strong ownership mindset: you participate in on-call rotations and take end-to-end accountability for your services.
• 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.

• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL data stores.
• Familiarity with Datadog, structured logging, or OpenTelemetry instrumentation.
• Prior experience with headless browsers (Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium).
• Background in compliance-sensitive or regulated data environments.
• AI-First Mindset: embrace an engineering culture where AI tooling is standard practice; leverage AI-assisted tools and models to amplify your impact.

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.

Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.   

Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Checkr’s commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal history in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

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