Staff Solutions Architect

About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, and Anthropic.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team/role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture, the Staff Solutions Architect serves as a senior consultative technical leader across the entire customer lifecycle-from pre-sales solution design to implementation, go-live, and ongoing platform optimization. In this role, you will lead the architecture of complex, strategic customer deployments, establish integration best practices across RESTful APIs and webhooks, and mentor other Solutions Architects across the organization. Partnering closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering, you will translate sophisticated business requirements into scalable technical solutions that accelerate customer time-to-value and fuel Checkr's continued growth.

What you'll do

• Lead deep technical discovery and architectural discussions alongside Sales during pre-sales, shaping solution design and scoping for prospective and strategic existing customers.
• Design and present scalable end-to-end solution architectures-including RESTful API and webhook integration patterns-tailored to complex customer workflows and business requirements.
• Lead the implementation and technical delivery of strategic enterprise deployments, providing rigorous technical oversight from initial design through go-live.
• Facilitate technical optimization engagements for existing customers, identifying architectural enhancements to improve platform adoption, reduce friction, and expand use cases.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point across the SA organization, triaging and driving the resolution of complex, service-impacting integration challenges.
• Mentor and coach Solutions Architects, defining technical standards, best practices, and internal and external collateral that elevate team capabilities.

What you bring

• 8+ years of experience in technical consulting, professional services, solutions engineering, or a related customer-facing technical architecture role supporting complex enterprise accounts.
• Deep technical expertise in RESTful APIs, webhooks, and modern system integration architectures across the full customer lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience integrating HCM, ATS, or enterprise workforce management platforms with third-party software and APIs.
• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and communicate effectively with both executive leadership and engineering teams across pre-sales and post-sales contexts.
• Demonstrated track record of mentoring technical peers, driving cross-functional alignment with Product and Engineering, and utilizing data querying and analysis to troubleshoot complex issues.
• 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.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Denver, CO)

$150,000—$176,000 USD

What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend

At Checkr, we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

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