Process
Easily the worst interview experience I've ever had. I applied online, was contacted by a Checkr recruiter, and scheduled my first phone screening. The interviewer was immediately standoffish, had no interest in having a conversation, and was generally unpleasant on the phone. After being berated by the interviewer, I opted to end the phone call after only 6 minutes, to which the interviewer replied, "Sounds good" and hung up.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Checkr Engineering role in United States.
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Checkr's interview process for their Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Checkr's Engineering interview process in United States.
Checkr Work Experiences
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
5.0
A place to grow, learn, and make real impact
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
September 26, 2025
Pros: - Mission-driven work with tangible impact on customers and candidates
- Smart, kind teammates and supportive cross-functional partners
- Strong emphasis on quality, compliance, and doing the right thing
- Autonomy and ownership to ship, measure, and iterate
- Lots of learning opportunities and knowledge-sharing
Cons: - Fast-paced environment means priorities can shift
- Some processes are still maturing as the company scales
- Domain complexity (compliance, data) has a steep learning curve early on
- 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
- 5.0A place to grow, learn, and make real impactEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CASeptember 26, 2025Pros: - Mission-driven work with tangible impact on customers and candidates - Smart, kind teammates and supportive cross-functional partners - Strong emphasis on quality, compliance, and doing the right thing - Autonomy and ownership to ship, measure, and iterate - Lots of learning opportunities and knowledge-sharingCons: - Fast-paced environment means priorities can shift - Some processes are still maturing as the company scales - Domain complexity (compliance, data) has a steep learning curve early on
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