Senior Software Engineering - Telecommute

About the roleChime Engineering is growing rapidly as we scale to meet the financial needs of our members. We're looking for driven engineers with strong leadership skills to help evolve our risk architecture, enabling deeper insights and stronger protections for our members.As a Senior Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership to the team, helping drive the modernization of one of our Chime Platforms within Trust & Safety. You’ll lead key projects end-to-end by setting technical direction, shaping system architecture, mentoring engineers, implementing APIs, collaborating with data engineers and analysts, and ensuring the reliability and performance of the platform—while also contributing to other team initiatives as needed.Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. In this role, you can expect toDrive technical design and architectural decisions, while mentoring engineers and fostering cross-functional collaborationLead and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously, balancing ownership of key initiatives with support across broader team effortsBuild and maintain robust, low-latency APIs and backend services that power our Trust and Safety platformsBecome the domain expert in our platform architecture, providing technical decisions and solutions to refine our maturing platformsPartner with data engineers, analysts, and product managers to ship impactful features that enhance member protection and experienceImprove platform reliability and performance through thoughtful system architecture, observability practices, and automationEvolve our experimentation, policy lifecycle, and ML integration capabilities to support smarter and faster decision-making at scaleEngineers are required to participate in on-call rotation. To thrive in this role, you have5+ years of experience developing software in a production environment at scalePrior experience serving as a technical lead for a team and on complex projects—driving architectural decisions, coordinating execution, and aligning cross-functional teamsProven experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable frameworksExperience with transactional databases and caching systemsDeep understanding of architectural patterns for large-scale web applicationsCommitment to mentoring engineers and fostering team developmentAn appreciation of maintainable and well-tested codeCuriosity and passion for diving deeply into system architectures and technical challengesExperience in fast-paced or early-stage environments is a strong plus#LI-Hybrid #LI-AA1A little about usAt 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 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. 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.Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.What we offer for our full-time, regular employeesð 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.ð» In-office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commuteð Competitive salary based on experience 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefitsð Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days offð« 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choiceð Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expensesð¶ Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parentsðª Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.ð In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., ð A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progressWe know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.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 apply.placed-app.com learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.