Staff Software Engineer
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Check TechnologiesPayroll Technology
Roles can be remote, hybrid, or based in one of our offices in New York City or San Francisco.Full-TimeStaff
Salary$214K - $247.5K; SF, NYC, Seattle, LA: $225K – $247.5K • Remote US: $214K – $235.4K
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- AWSPostgreSQLPythonDjangoTypeScriptReactTerraformGitHub
Requirements
- Experience with staff-level ownership and delivery of production systems end-to-end, from design through deployment and operation.
- Experience building internal tools, developer platforms, or product systems that support complex operational workflows.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous problem spaces and bring structure through thoughtful design and collaboration.
- Comfort debugging complex systems and investigating issues that span multiple services or infrastructure layers.
- Ability to articulate technical tradeoffs to engineers and cross-functional partners.
- Strong engineering fundamentals and capability to learn existing stack (Python/Django, React, Typescript, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, Github).
Responsibilities
- Run at complex problems across the platform, designing and building products that translate complex payroll infrastructure into intuitive tools for operators and partners.
- Own projects end-to-end, from identifying the problem and shaping the solution through design, implementation, rollout, and iteration based on real-world usage.
- Partner closely with product, design, and operations teams by developing a deep understanding of the workflows and challenges faced by payroll operators.
- Build internal and partner-facing tools that improve the visibility, reliability, and explainability of how money moves through the payroll system.
- Reduce friction in systems by improving workflows, architecture, and tooling for both developers and operators.
- Role model clear, critical thinking through code, proposals, and diagrams that help teams align and move forward together.
- Raise the quality bar by working in the open, giving thoughtful feedback, mentoring teammates, and helping the team ship work.
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