Check

Solutions Engineer

New York, New York, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Technology, Payroll SoftwareIndustries

Position Overview

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Building at Check At Check, we make paying people simple. In doing that, we’re not just building our own business— we’re building payroll businesses together with every one of our partners. As the inventors of embedded payroll, we’re redefining how people get paid and making it easier for payroll businesses to launch, grow, and thrive. Check out the full story | Tune in. Check is far more than just API infrastructure. We’re a springboard for building and scaling payroll businesses.

Our Team

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 view problems to solve and jobs to be done as opportunities to contribute to the solution; we ignore conventional role boundaries in favor of the unique strengths and value each builder brings to our team and to our mission. Join us if you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and redefine payroll. Let’s simplify the complex, make a real impact, and create a better future for businesses of every size. At Check, we call our customers "partners" to reflect the deep relationships and aligned incentives we have with the businesses that build on top of our software. Our Technical Account Management team is dedicated to helping partners unlock the full potential of their payroll solutions through proactive strategic and technical guidance. This approach fosters adoption, expansion, and deeper partnerships.

About the Team

The Solutions team plays a critical role in accelerating revenue growth by applying technical expertise in a consultative manner to drive better business outcomes for our partners. This team supports the entire partner journey, from initial discussions through the successful launch of embedded payroll solutions. We work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, engineering, and product management, to ensure that partners can effectively integrate and maximize the value of our platform.

About the Role

As a Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a technical and strategic advisor to prospective and existing partners, helping them evaluate, integrate, and optimize their payroll solutions. You will collaborate closely with the sales team in pre-sales engagements to design holistic solutions that address critical business challenges. Post-sales, you will continue to guide partners, ensuring smooth implementation and long-term success. This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for solving open-ended business problems with technology. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the largest platforms and fastest-growing companies, helping them navigate technical evaluations and achieve their business goals.

What You’ll Do

Pre-Sales Engagement:

  • Partner with account executives to design solutions that address key business challenges.
  • Conduct deep technical discovery with engineers, product managers, and technical leaders to understand their needs.
  • Clearly articulate how our platform solves technical challenges and contributes to business success.
  • Develop proof of concept applications, present technical demonstrations, and help potential customers visualize integration opportunities.
  • Design API-driven financial solutions, including onboarding, funds flows, and reporting.

Implementation & Integration:

  • Act as the bridge between sales and partners’ engineering teams, ensuring smooth technical handoff.
  • Provide high-level implementation plans and estimate time to market.
  • Offer structured feedback to internal product and engineering teams based on partner experiences.
  • Assist partners in architecting, troubleshooting, and optimizing their integrations

Post-Sales Support & Partner Success:

  • Serve as the subject matter expert and trusted advisor to partners post-integration.
  • Own the post-sales technical strategy and

Skills

Technical expertise
Consultative problem-solving
Cross-functional collaboration
Strategic guidance

Check

Provides embedded payroll services for software platforms

About Check

CheckHQ offers embedded payroll services tailored for software platforms in the fintech sector. Their primary product is a payroll system that can be integrated into existing software, allowing businesses to create and manage their own payroll services. This integration helps platforms like Homebase and Housecall Pro enhance their offerings, leading to increased revenue and improved customer retention. Unlike traditional payroll providers, CheckHQ focuses on partnerships, supplying the necessary back-end technology while the partner platforms handle the customer-facing aspects. This approach enables quicker market entry and scalability, making it easier for platforms to add payroll services without significant upfront investment. The goal of CheckHQ is to empower software platforms to diversify their services and boost customer engagement through effective payroll solutions.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$116.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, FintechIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Home office stipend: $1k stipend for your home office setup, and $100 per month for internet and cell.
PTO & sick leave: Recharge and stay healthy with flexible PTO and sick leave.
Learning budget: Buy books, take classes, and attend conferences with a $2k per year learning budget.
Weekly pay: Every Friday is payday! Just one perk of being your own payroll provider.
Paid family leave: 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents and flexible return-to-work options.
Health benefits: High quality health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

Risks

Increased competition from new entrants may lead to pricing pressures and reduced market share.
Managing payroll across 11,000 jurisdictions risks compliance errors and potential legal penalties.
Reliance on partner platforms means disruptions could directly impact Check's revenue streams.

Differentiation

Check pioneered embedded payroll, allowing platforms to create custom payroll services.
Check's API simplifies payroll across 11,000 U.S. jurisdictions, reducing administrative burdens.
Check partners with leading platforms like Homebase and Bambee, enhancing their payroll offerings.

Upsides

Partnership with Wave expands Check's reach to 300,000 small businesses across the U.S.
Fraud protection tools enhance Check's value proposition for small and medium-sized businesses.
Novo's integration of Check's API highlights the trend of embedded finance, boosting customer retention.

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