Senior Software Engineer, Chime
Foundation, Financial Platform
$157.6-218.9k
+ Bonus & Equity
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
$157.6-218.9k
+ Bonus & Equity
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
- Hold 6+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience in Go (additional backend languages such as Ruby, Java and Python is preferred)
- Experience with AWS (or other cloud platforms) especially with Kinesis, DynamoDB, and Elastic Kubernetes Service
- A strong curiosity about how systems work and a desire to learn
- Designed, developed, and supported large-scale distributed systems
- Experience in observability and monitoring of production systems
- A deep understanding of architectural patterns for large, mission-critical production services
- Comfort with solving complex, poorly defined problems and thriving in an iterative, problem-solving environment
- A rigorous approach to testing code and experience in continuous integration/deployment environments
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Software Engineer to join us in building the new financial platform for Chime. This platform will power the most important financial activities that millions of Chime members leverage every day
- In this role, your main responsibility will be to collaborate with various teams at Chime to assess and address potential failure scenarios.
- You will work towards implementing essential technology foundations to enhance the resilience of our services. Additionally, you will be instrumental in developing a robust event streaming infrastructure that enables the Financial Platform to effectively process a large volume of events.
- Last but not least, you will also play a key role in implementing important security features while collaborating with the product security team
- You will ensure that we build the highest levels of trust with our members by making our platform lightning fast, available, secure, and auditable. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a high-visibility team that will be pivotal to the future of Chime
- Delivering complex projects using Go
- Collaborate with other teams to design, develop, test, and deploy tools, libraries, and services to solve cross-cutting problems
- Enable fellow engineers to develop faster and more efficiently
- Lead best practices to promote the culture of engineering excellence
- Deliver secure, reliable, and. high-performance infrastructure and APIs
- Work with our infrastructure engineering team to minimize the operational overhead of production systems we deploy
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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