Tech Lead Manager, Lending New Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA

Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA About the role Chime serves millions of members on a mission to help them unlock financial progress. Chime's Lending org builds the products and platforms that give members access to fair, transparent credit and liquidity when they need it most, from Earned Wage Access through MyPay, to flexible overdraft with SpotMe, to longer-term Instant Loans, and the platforms that power credit decisions, funding, repayments, and servicing behind the scenes. We operate some of Chime's most consequential systems. Our teams build real-time money movement and decisioning infrastructure at scale, including underwriting and eligibility, ledgering and reconciliation, capital markets workflows, repayment systems, and financial transactions that must be correct, resilient, and auditable. Why this role A meaningful problem. Helping engaged members get more value over time is one of the highest-leverage things we can do for members and for the business. Real ownership. This is a newer team with clear executive support and meaningful surface area. You'll have room to shape both the technical direction and the team itself. Strong cross-functional partners. You'll work day-to-day with senior Product, Analytics, Marketing, Design, and Data leaders who are deep in the problem. A team to build. You'll hire, coach, and grow a group of engineers, and define the culture as it scales. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $199,000.00 and up to $275,000.00 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 Author and ship scoped, incremental features hands-on Own the squad's technical direction, architecture, and code quality — leading technical design discussions, code reviews, and technical planning, with support from the team and Tech Leads Identify technical debt and advocate for sustainable engineering practices as an active, ongoing codebase contributor Provide full people management for 3-5 direct reports, including 1:1s, career coaching, performance feedback, and promotion decisions Drive hiring and staffing for the squad, building an inclusive, high-performing team and owning its health and engagement, with support from the Director of the area Mentor product engineers on technical and product growth, modeling ownership and craft Build a path for engineers on the squad toward Staff Engineer or a future TLM role Partner with Product and Design on sprint scope and delivery commitments, surfacing technical dependencies and capacity needs into quarterly planning To thrive in this role, you Have direct experience in lending, payments, or other regulated financial/transactional systems Have managed engineers directly with full people-management ownership (1:1s, career coaching, performance feedback, promotion decisions, hiring) for a small team, while staying hands-on technically yourself Use AI coding tools and workflows as a core part of how you build and lead, with a track record of introducing AI-driven practices that measurably improved a team's velocity Can tie-break technical disagreements and make speed-vs-durability calls under real delivery pressure, while partnering closely with a PM and Design on scope, dependencies, and quarterly planning Have a bias toward ownership and action over process, and are comfortable being the one person accountable for both what ships and how the team is doing You hold a high quality bar through design and code review rather than delegating it entirely #LI-Onsite #LI-AC2 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. Benefits that support your work and life, including backup child, elder, and pet care and subsidized commuter benefits for eligible employees. Comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits designed to support you at every stage of life. Generous vacation policy and 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 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents Access to family planning reimbursement A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress 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: View email address on click.appcast.io . Chime Demographic Questions At Chime we are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive work environment, and that starts with our application process. To hold ourselves accountable for equitable and inclusive hiring practices, we ask candidates to voluntarily complete the following survey that helps us in our efforts to ensure equal employment opportunities. We believe that diversity, equity, and belonging—DEB— is essential to our ability to help our diverse member base and continue delivering on our mission to provide them with financial peace of mind. Anyone who wants to work with us will be considered without regard to their race/ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Your responses will be reported in aggregate only. Please be assured that your responses (or choosing not to identify) will have zero impact on your candidacy; this information is maintained confidentially and always stored separately from your application. This information will be stored in Greenhouse ( you can review Greenhouse's privacy policy here ). Access inside Chime to this information is restricted to selected members of the People team, who are committed to keeping details confidential.. Greenhouse will retain this information, along with the rest of the information provided in your application, 18 months from your application date, after which all application information will be anonymized and stored only in that form. Once information is anonymized, neither we nor Greenhouse can determine the individual to whom it once belonged. #J-18808-Ljbffr Chime Enterprise