Engineering Manager (Mortgage)

Join Checkr, a leading background check technology company, as an Engineering Manager for the Truework Team. In this role, you will lead the Mortgage Verifications Team, drive technical vision, partner with product management, reduce technical debt, build customer relationships, nurture team members, hire top talent, represent the team in meetings, and optimize engineering processes. Enjoy benefits such as parental leave, stock options, work from home opportunities, comprehensive health plans, competitive compensation, a variety of food and snacks, wellness programs, flexible paid time off, and fitness and public transport reimbursement.

• Drive technical vision for the team, motivating and inspiring team members for the next chapter.
• Partner closely with product management to build new features and enhance existing ones, ensuring alignment with customer needs.
• Nurture and grow team members based on their career aspirations, hiring top talent and raising the bar for the team.
• 4+ years as an engineering manager
• Deep understanding of service architecture and system design as well as lean software development principles
• Humility, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
• Experience with machine learning and AI is a plus
• Able to develop inclusive teams to foster growth and diversity
• Strong experience with TDD, pair programming, and agile methodologies
• Ability to make high-level prioritization decisions quickly and thoughtfully
• 8+ years as an engineer
• Strong skills in critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, and attention to detail
• Experience managing quality incidents as both a technical lead and communication lead
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes
• Experience working on products at scale, and understanding the data, legal, human impact, and technical nuances of supporting highly regulated products