Senior Software Engineer, Foundation - Financial Platform at CHIME FINANCIAL INC

San Francisco, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

218900.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, Go, AWS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Elastic Kubernetes Service, Distributed Systems, Observability, Monitoring, Architectural Patterns, Problem Solving, Testing, Continuous Integration, Deployment

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About the role 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. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $157,590 and up to $218,900. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience. In this role, you can expect to 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 To thrive in this role, you have 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 #LI-Hybrid #LI-GC1 A little about us At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential. We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members. We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress. We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential. Because if we don't—who will? *Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC. What we offer for our full-time, regular employees 🏢 Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether you’re coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you’ll stay engaged with your work and teammates.** 💻 In-office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute** 💰 Competitive salary based on experience** ✨ 401k match** plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off** 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice 👟 Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses 👶 Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents 👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more. 🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!** 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress** **Perks also available to Chime Interns. We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact: benefits@chime.com. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with various teams to assess and address potential failure scenarios while implementing essential technology foundations. Develop a robust event streaming infrastructure and implement important security features in collaboration with the product security team.