Tech Lead Manager
About The Position
Payroll is broken. Come fix it alongside a team that’s as passionate as you are! At Check, you'll use creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and grit to impact every business we build. We ignore conventional role boundaries in favor of the unique strengths and values each builder brings to our team, and our mission. We simplify the complex, make a real impact, and create a better future for businesses of every size. As a Tech Lead Manager at Check, you'll be responsible for turning complex, high-impact problems into solutions that help over a million people get paid. You'll act as both a mentor, leader, and force multiplier both by doing the work and amplifying the work of our team. Through your close partnership with product and operations, you'll define the roadmap and workflow improvements that will help our business (and the businesses that rely on Check's infrastructure) reach the next stage of growth.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building complex software and delivering production systems end-to-end
- 1-2 years of experience leading or managing a team
- A desire to continue being hands-on and building with your team
- A track record of driving business outcomes as well as upleveling IC engineers around you
- Passion for improving engineering workflows and experimenting with AI
- While we don't have requirements for programming languages, a desire to learn our current stack is helpful: Python/Django, React, Typescript, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, Github.
Responsibilities
- Scaling systems that power payroll calculations, tax payments, and filings as volume and complexity increase.
- Designing services that move and reconcile money across parties, while making results clear and traceable for partners.
- Supporting new businesses as they migrate large employer bases onto Check's infrastructure.
- Using AI to automate complex operational workflows, such as tax notice triage and reducing manual employer setup work.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on your first day of work.
- Flexible PTO and sick leave - 9 company holidays, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents with flexible return-to-work
- 401k retirement plan
- $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
