Staff Data Engineer
Core
Architect, design, and build a centralized, scalable data platform storing and serving identity and people records to power Checkr's AI-powered verification products.
Role type
Staff Data Engineer (Platform Architecture)
Builds
End-to-end data pipelines, foundational datasets, and core services for identity verification products.
Domain
Fintech / Identity Verification / Big Data
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, ETL/ELT, batch and stream processing, PySpark, Python, SQL, data modeling, relational and NoSQL databases, Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, AWS (EKS, EMR, Glue, Athena, S3), data privacy
Preferred skills
Databricks, Snowflake
Responsibilities
Architect and lead the design of a scalable data platform, mentor junior engineers, monitor and resolve production issues, create and maintain data pipelines, collaborate with stakeholders to define technical direction.
Seniority
Staff, independent contributor with mentorship responsibilities
