Senior Software Engineer, Chime
Infrastructure
$164-227k
+ Bonus+ Equity
More information about location
4+ days a week in office
Mobile banking for the everyday person
Be an early applicant
Mobile banking for the everyday person
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$164-227k
+ Bonus+ Equity
More information about location
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make financial peace of mind a reality for millions of everyday people.
Role
Who you are
- More than 2 years of cloud and Infrastructure experience
- Strong development experience in Ruby, Go, or another programming language
- Previous professional experience in a DevOps/SRE/ProdEng role supporting customer-facing web services
- Previous success in enabling effective partnerships and strong communication with other engineers and teams
- Experience creating and working with containers, as well as using container orchestration tools
- Experience building and managing highly-available public cloud infrastructure and services, with an emphasis on stability, scalability, and security
- Experience using configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools
- Experience supporting relational or no-SQL databases, message buses, caching services, and other common service components
- Familiarity with CI/CD and testing platforms
- Familiarity with common monitoring, logging, and observability platforms
- A positive attitude, a collaborative mindset, and a focus on the customer
- Experience with some of this tech - AWS services, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Datadog, Terraform
What the job involves
- The Infrastructure Engineering team is responsible for the platform, tools, and infrastructure supporting Chime's customer-serving products
- As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will be developing tools to create and maintain cloud infrastructure, automating management of complex service-oriented applications, and creating frameworks to ensure the stability and scalability of Chime's platform
- Automate everything, including scaling, monitoring, and operations
- Build tools to enable self-service both within the team and across all of Chime engineering
- Design, build, and support Chime's cloud infrastructure using automation and infrastructure-as-code
- Develop tools and processes to enable the security, scalability, and availability of the products serving Chime's customers
- Partner with product development engineers to build services according to modern design patterns; for example, the 12 Factor App methodology
- Develop strong relationships with engineers, managers, and other colleagues based on trust, empathy, and technical expertise
Our take
Chime is part of the growing realm of fintech banks and providers, emphasising straightforward, cost-effective banking solutions. It cuts the expenses tied to basic bank accounts and provides users with greater autonomy in managing their finances.
In contrast to many traditional banks that levy steep fees and hefty penalties for overdrafts while offering meagre interest rates on savings, Chime addresses a crucial gap in the banking sector. Its primary focus is on catering to individuals with modest savings who seek the convenience of automated digital banking.
With a remarkable ascent in its trajectory, Chime's current valuation stands at $11.6B since its 2025 IPO. However, competition remains fierce, with other neobanks like Ally offering similar features and vying for the same customer base. That being said, Chime's IPO, rare in a financially uncertain period, proves that it has shifted from challenger to major player.
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Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Aug 2021
$750m
SERIES G
Sep 2020
$485m
SERIES F
Total funding: $2.0bn
Company benefits
- Physical: We believe in taking care of your physical health, so as a Chimer you’ll get medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as benefits to support your physical activity, family planning, and all of your little Chimers
- Emotional: We know that staying healthy involves a lot more than doctor’s checkups. We partner with Modern Health to help you navigate your mental health, give monthly Take Care of Yourself Days, and want you to take time off when you need it
- Financial: We want Chimers to save and feel financially supported, so we offer savings plans with competitive matching, as well as access to financial planning and legal assistance so that you can find your financial peace of mind
- Social: We’ll celebrate your milestones together with travel stipends, swag, and high-fives and make sure you’re connected to fellow Chimers through our Chime Resource Groups (CRGs) and company events
Company HQ
Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Chris Britt
(Co-Founder & CEO)Chris worked as an Accenture Management Consultant for 4 years before roles at CMGI, Comscore Networks, and Visa. They left their position as an SVP of Corporate Development at Green Dot Corporation to co-found Chime in November 2012.
Ryan King
(Co-Founder)Ryan worked at Plaxo for 8 years, first as Lead Engineer and then working their way up to VP of Engineering & COO. They went on to be CTO & Vice President at Comcast Silicon Valley Innovation Centre before co-founding Chime.
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