Engineering Manager, Mortgage

About CheckrCheckr 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 roleCheckr’s Mortgage Verifications team builds the systems lenders use to verify income and employment for millions of mortgage applicants a year - work that sits at the intersection of consumer data, regulated financial decisions, and ML/AI-driven automation. We're mid-flight on a major evolution of our verification products, and next-generation prediction models for verification outcomes.As Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of ~8 engineers building this platform end-to-end - from the APIs and Integrations core to the platform, to the AI/ML models that power verification decisions to the customer-facing product experience. You'll report into Mortgage engineering leadership with direct visibility to the executive leadership team, and you'll partner closely with the product team to shape what ships next. The decisions this team makes affect real people's ability to get a mortgage - the stakes and the scale are real, and so is the room to make an impact fast.What you'll doOwn delivery and technical direction for the Mortgage Verifications team as we scale our self-serve verification product through its next launch phasesDrive team-level AI adoption - not just personal tool use, but rollout with real guardrails, baselines, and a measured effect on how the team shipsCo-own product direction with your PM partner: shape the problem, create alignment where warranted, and don't just execute a handed-off specLead the team through platform modernization while shipping new features in a highly regulated, high-stakes domainManage production incidents as both technical lead and communication lead, in a system where downtime has real business and consumer impactGrow your engineers' careers - including building the case for promotions and identifying where each person wants to go nextHire senior and staff-level engineering talent to grow the team through its next phaseRepresent the team's priorities and progress to product and executive stakeholders, with the data and methodology to back up any impact claim you makeWhat you bring4+ years as an engineering manager; 8+ years as an engineerA concrete track record of rolling out AI adoption across a team - with guardrails and a baseline you measured against, not just "I use Copilot"Quantitative fluency: you can explain not just the metric behind a business-impact claim you've made, but the methodology and baseline behind itA demonstrated pattern of co-owning product direction - shaping problems and disagreeing productively with Product - rather than taking specs and executingExperience managing incidents in production systems at scale, as both technical lead and communicatorExperience working on regulated, high-stakes products where data accuracy and compliance matter (fintech, healthcare, identity, or similar) - comfort with ambiguity matters more here than process maturity from a large, established orgStrong system design and architecture judgment; comfortable making prioritization calls with incomplete informationA track record of growing engineers and building inclusive, high-functioning teamsOpenness to feedback and genuine curiosity - you'll be learning alongside a team that's evolving fastAn 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 DisclosureWe 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, seeour website.On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)$233,000—$274,000 USDWhat We OfferA fast-paced and collaborative environmentLearning and development allowanceCompetitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement100% medical, dental, and vision coverageUp to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning servicesFlexible PTO policyMonthly wellness stipendAt 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 CheckrCheckr 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.Applicant Privacy PolicyIf you are a California resident or are located in Alberta or British Columbia, our Applicant Privacy Policy applies to our collection and processing of your personal information when you apply for a role with us or otherwise participate in our recruitment process.*Legitimate Checkr emails will always include our official domain name after the @ symbol (e.g., View email address on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io).