Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering San Francisco, CA, USA

Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

San Francisco, CA, USA

About the Role

The Data engineering team has been created keeping in mind the importance and criticality of data for the overall success of Chime. The mission of this group is to build scalable data artifacts and insights that enable accurate, governed, data‑driven decision‑making. As a core member of the team, you will have the opportunity to build scalable data pipelines and frameworks. Additionally, you will have the unique opportunity to architect and build workflows that could potentially become de facto standards for the fintech industry.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $164,000.00 and go up to $227,000.00. 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

• Be a hands‑on data engineer, building, scaling and optimizing ETL pipelines
• Design data schemas and scale them data for 10x data growth
• Ownership of all aspects of data — data quality, data governance, schema design, data quality and security
• Develop scalable data architecture and standardized data models that enable self‑serve data insights using AI.
• Own the ETL workflows and make sure the pipeline meets data quality and availability requirements
• Work closely with partner teams, like Data Science, Analytics and DevOps

To thrive in this role, you have

• 5+ years experience transforming data to governed and lucid datasets
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience to build and deploy production‑quality data pipelines
• 5+ years of experience working with stakeholders to provide business insights
• 5+ years of experience writing SQL, Spark, AWS Glue, EMR, Airflow, Python
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience using any MPP database system like Snowflake, AWS Redshift or Teradata
• Track record of successful partnerships with Analytics, Data Science and DevOps teams
• Understanding of key metrics for data pipelines and has built solutions to provide visibility to partner teams
• Engineers are required to participate in on‑call rotation. Being on call may include responding to incidents outside of regular working hours when necessary.

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.
• 401(k) 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 — cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and snack boxes.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

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 is committed to building a welcoming and inclusive work environment, and our hiring process extends this commitment through voluntary demographic surveying. (Survey details have been omitted to focus on role responsibilities and qualifications.)