Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Check, a company revolutionizing payroll, and become a key member of our engineering team. We're building a cloud-native payroll platform using Python, React, and AWS. This role involves leading end-to-end problem-solving, building prototypes, and improving team quality. You will collaborate closely with your team, make critical decisions, and contribute to a positive team environment. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment. Check is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Experience owning team-wide projects and obsessing over the impact, and managing expectations across stakeholders
• Experience building complex systems or working within regulated industries, with a focus on scaling
• Track record of high quality and high velocity decision-making influenced by lessons learned
• Strong skills in debugging intricate systems
• Proficiency in Python or Go

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end problem-solving, from conception to implementation, often stepping out of your lane and partnering with new perspectives to land innovative solutions
• Build prototypes for creative solutions to the problems you’re solving
• Share hot takes and candid, constructive feedback to improve your team
• Improve your team’s quality bar through contributions, reviews, and team operations
• Simplify the team's domain by spotting patterns, building expertise within your team’s domain, and questioning the status quo
• Make decisions and hone your judgment by documenting clear, critical thinking and evaluating options
• Grow your team by building genuine connections, embracing vulnerability, and working transparently

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Django, React, or TypeScript

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage
• Stock options
• Flexible PTO and sick leave
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Flexible return-to-work
• 9 annual holidays
• A 401k retirement plan
• A $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses