Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
December 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview consisted of a live programming assignment, an informal group interview, and a software architecture whiteboard session.
I found the interviews reasonable, and Checkr was accommodating with my schedule. They were able to move rather quickly, given I was set to travel less than a week after initial contact.
Questions
What was an unexpected challenge you came across at your last company, and how did you handle it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Checkr Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Checkr's interview process for their Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Checkr's Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Checkr Work Experiences
3.0
Strategy Chaos, No Growth
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 24, 2020
Pros: I can’t think of anything positive to say.
Cons: Company strategy changes every other month.
Promotions are non-existent.
No chance to grow.
1.0
Really bad. Sucks the soul out of you bad.
Engineering • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 21, 2020
Pros: None. Seriously, none. I've looked. There aren't any.
Cons: Checkr is entirely sales-driven. Whatever sales wants, sales gets. They essentially write the requirements. Product essentially are order takers. The company bends over backwards for customers who don't bring in the promised revenue. One-off solutions for 'logos'. Logos, big company names, seem to be the only thing that matters to this company. R&D leadership changes every 6 months or so. Checkr essentially masquerades as a tech company. Architecture is horrible. Billing is a mess. I think we're down to 1 infrastructure engineer. Don't know of anyone in product or engineering that is happy here. This place will make you question why you chose software engineering as a profession. Stay as far away from this company as possible!
2.0
SWE @ Checkr
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
October 7, 2025
Pros: - Market compensation
- Interesting technical problems
- Good benefits
Cons: - CEO
- Constant changes in leadership
- Apathy
- 3.0Strategy Chaos, No GrowthEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 24, 2020Pros: I can’t think of anything positive to say.Cons: Company strategy changes every other month. Promotions are non-existent. No chance to grow.
- 1.0Really bad. Sucks the soul out of you bad.Engineering • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2020Pros: None. Seriously, none. I've looked. There aren't any.Cons: Checkr is entirely sales-driven. Whatever sales wants, sales gets. They essentially write the requirements. Product essentially are order takers. The company bends over backwards for customers who don't bring in the promised revenue. One-off solutions for 'logos'. Logos, big company names, seem to be the only thing that matters to this company. R&D leadership changes every 6 months or so. Checkr essentially masquerades as a tech company. Architecture is horrible. Billing is a mess. I think we're down to 1 infrastructure engineer. Don't know of anyone in product or engineering that is happy here. This place will make you question why you chose software engineering as a profession. Stay as far away from this company as possible!
- 2.0SWE @ CheckrSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAOctober 7, 2025Pros: - Market compensation - Interesting technical problems - Good benefitsCons: - CEO - Constant changes in leadership - Apathy
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