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Salary: USD 137,000 - 161,000 / annual
Checkr is a data platform powering safe and fair decisions through AI verification. The company serves 140,000+ customers including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic, and is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 list and as a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.
As a Solutions Engineer, you'll be a strategic partner to Sales and Implementation teams, working with complex prospects to design and develop unique solutions that enhance trust and safety in hiring. This is a consultative pre-sales role where you'll own the technical sale from discovery through contract signature.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner closely with Sales to navigate complex deals and ensure prospects understand Checkr's full value proposition
- Meet with executives and operators at all levels, tailoring messaging and building lasting relationships
- Design and deliver world-class product demos, POCs, solution architectures, and proposals tailored to prospect needs
- Educate prospects on safe hiring best practices and compliance requirements, positioning Checkr as an industry leader
- Distill customer feedback into actionable insights for R&D teams to inform product roadmap
- Identify market trends across verticals to keep Checkr ahead of the curve
- Collaborate with Marketing on case studies, use cases, and events
You'll bring 2–5 years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Technical Sales, Customer Success, or related SaaS roles. Required skills include hands-on experience with the full technical sales cycle, strong discovery and value-based selling abilities, comfort with RESTful APIs, and excellent communication skills. You'll manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment, travel up to 30% as needed, and demonstrate an A-player mindset with bias for action, urgency, and ownership.
