Staff Engineering Lead

Check

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$214,000–$247,500/yr

Benefits

16w maternity 16w paternity

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Responsibilities:

  • Lead a small group of engineers, elevating technical judgment, ownership, and accountability across the team.
  • Tackle the most critical and ambiguous business challenges as they arise, from system scaling to AI-driven workflow automation.
  • Engage across the full stack and operations, designing reliable systems and stepping into project management or debugging as needed.

Work Environment:

  • Operates as one cohesive engineering team, staffed dynamically based on business priorities without rigid domain boundaries.
  • Expects high ownership and collaboration, with engineers proactively jumping into Slack huddles to resolve complex issues together.
  • Fosters a culture of urgency, appreciation, and personal growth, with weekly recognitions and a focus on collective problem-solving.

Technical Stack & Tools:

  • Backend built with Python and Django, frontends using React and TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure managed via AWS and Terraform.
  • Utilizes Postgres for databases, Temporal for workflow orchestration, and GitHub for CI/CD pipelines.
  • Actively incorporates AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance team building practices.

Check

Check provides embedded payroll infrastructure, simplifying how people get paid by enabling partners to build and scale their own payroll businesses. It is a collaborative, mission-driven team of builders who operate with high ownership and urgency to solve complex problems in payroll.

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