Engineering Manager, Chime
Data Platform
$176.5-245.1k
+ Bonus + Equity Package
4+ days a week in office
Mobile banking for the everyday person
Open for applications
Mobile banking for the everyday person
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$176.5-245.1k
+ Bonus + Equity Package
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
- Proven expertise in system architecture design for scalable data platforms
- Deep experience with data infrastructure components, such as data lakes, warehouses, batch and real-time streaming pipelines
- Understanding of data governance and compliance best practices
- Hands-on experience with modern data technologies, including Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, and similar tools
- Proficiency in Python or similar languages like Java, or Scala. Familiarity with SQL
- Extensive experience with cloud-based data ecosystems, including AWS (S3, Redshift, Snowflake, EMR), GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow), or Azure
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to manage technical teams and drive cross-functional collaboration
What the job involves
- As a Data Platform Manager, you will be at the helm of our data infrastructure, driving innovation and scalability to empower data-driven decision-making across our organization
- You’ll work closely with cross-functional Engineering and Product teams to architect, enhance, and manage a robust Data Platform that aligns with our core mission: helping everyday people unlock their financial progress
- Your leadership will directly enhance Chime’s ability to process and analyze large-scale data, ensuring seamless integration across multiple teams while setting the foundation for data accessibility, governance, and operational efficiency
- This role is not just about managing a platform—it's about building a vision, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and leading a team that ensures our data infrastructure meets both present and future needs
- Lead the strategic direction of the Data Platform, designing a scalable and high-performance architecture that evolves with the business
- Ensure seamless integration of data systems across the company, collaborating with Engineering and Product teams to align solutions with business needs
- Oversee critical infrastructure, including real-time data pipelines, batch processing systems and frameworks that make data compute accessible for engineering teams
- Drive performance optimization, enhancing query performance, reducing latency, and ensuring efficient data compute
- Implement and enforce data governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, security best practices, and internal policies
- Mentor and manage a team of engineers, fostering innovation and technical excellence while driving best practices for data engineering
- Stay ahead of industry trends, evaluating and adopting new technologies to enhance our data capabilities
Our take
Chime is part of the growing realm of fintech banks and providers, emphasizing 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 meager 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 $25.5B, a staggering $23.5B surge from its early 2019 valuation, underscoring its impressive and swift expansion. However, competition remains fierce, with other neobanks like Ally offering similar features and vying for the same customer base.
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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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