API Architect

Checkr is looking for an experienced API Architect to facilitate the long-term design of Checkr’s core APIs and to lead critical cross-organizational initiatives, including driving Checkr’s first versioning strategy. In this role, you will work across the entire R&D organization to deeply understand the product’s domain models and customer needs, and work across all teams to ensure that Checkr is architecting a best-in-class, API-first product that can scale into the future.


Responsibilities:

 
Facilitate the long-term architecture of our APIs


 
Drive the work to introduce Checkr’s first versioning strategy


 
Lead and sponsor API governance groups and advocate for best practices


 
Deeply understand customer, partner, and product team needs


 
Ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of our services


 
Collaborate with the team in designing and implementing new features


 
Partner with Product and management in project planning, focusing on timeline and scoping


 
Evangelize Checkr’s APIs and be an advocate for Checkr in the developer community



What you bring:

 
3+ years leading external API design and architecture projects across an organization


 
5+ years experience in a leadership role


 
10+ years experience as a software engineer


 
Experience in Ruby and GoLang


 
Strong collaboration, communication and project management skills


 
Deep understanding of microservices design and asynchronous queueing models


 
Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams


 
A strong sense of ownership


 
Experience mentoring engineering and product teams in domain driven design 


 
A great desire to learn, collaborate, improve, and innovate



What you get:

 
A fast-paced and collaborative environment


 
Learning and development allowance


 
Competitive 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, home office stipend



One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. 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. The salary range for this role is $156,468 to $325,680.


Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr
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.