Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

About the Role

Chimes Data Platform team builds the infrastructure every engineering and analytics team depends on - ingestion transformation quality governance and self-serve tooling across batch and streaming workloads.

Youll own core platform systems at scale design the frameworks other teams build on and set the technical standards for how data moves through Chime. High autonomy real architectural trade-offs production impact from day one. Were hiring multiple engineers into this role at the senior level.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $187000 and up to $259000. 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

• Design build and operate self-serve ETL/ELT frameworks supporting both batch and streaming workloads with direct ownership of pipeline reliability data quality SLAs and schema evolution
• Drive the technical roadmap for our data platform - evaluate build-vs-buy decisions define integration patterns and set standards that engineering teams across the company adopt
• Partner with Product Engineering Data Science Analytics and Marketing as a technical lead to design data contracts onboard new data domains and scale ingestion without sacrificing governance
• Architect and enforce data lineage schema registry and access controls across all domains - ensuring compliance with fintech regulatory requirements (SOX PII handling)
• Own the platform - monitor alert debug and resolve incidents across the data platform with the urgency expected of infrastructure that powers financial products
• Raise the technical bar of the team through code review design reviews and hands-on mentorship of junior and mid-level engineers

To thrive in this role you have

• 5 years building shipping and operating data infrastructure in production - not just writing pipelines but owning their reliability performance and cost at scale
• Strong system design skills - youve written design docs made trade-offs and delivered the result
• Solid understanding of key metrics for data pipelines and experience building solutions to provide visibility to partner teams
• Deep proficiency in Python or Java/Kotlin with strong opinions on testing code quality and maintainability in data-heavy codebases
• Production experience with the modern data stack specifically:

• • A cloud data warehouse (Snowflake BigQuery or Redshift)
  • Workflow orchestration (Airflow Dagster or Prefect) and IaC (Terraform)
  • At least one streaming technology (Kafka Flink or Kinesis) - you understand when batch isnt enough
  • Data modeling and transformation frameworks (dbt)
• Built or improved observability for data systems - freshness monitoring row-level quality checks schema drift detection and SLA dashboards that engineering and business teams actually trust
• Experience operating in a regulated environment (fintech healthtech or similar) where data governance access control and audit trails are non-negotiable

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A little about us

At Chime we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chimea 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 its starting a savings account purchasing a first car or home launching a business or pursuing higher education were proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

Were 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 owners 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 peoples trustso we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These arent just words on a wallour 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 dontwho 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 youre coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program youll 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 Chimersthink 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 cant be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. Thats 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: .

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