Senior Python Core Engineer

About the role

Chime Engineering is growing rapidly as we scale to meet the financial needs of our membersand that growth depends on strong secure and efficient engineering foundations. Were hiring a Senior Python Core Engineer- to join the Languages & Frameworks team within Engineering Services with a mission to standardize and strengthen Chimes Python ecosystem.

Python is increasingly foundational to our data engineering analytics machine learning and emerging AI initiatives. As Python adoption expands we need clear ownership and stewardship over Python releases packaging base images and shared libraries to reduce security risk eliminate duplicated effort add guardrails against AI generated code and make builds and runtimes more reliable and reproducible.

In this role youll be the technical leader for Python foundations across the company responsible for owning the lifecycle of Python versions defining best practices improving build and dependency workflows and maintaining key internal Python libraries. Youll partner closely with platform teams CI/CD stakeholders and data/ML orgs to drive improvements that make Python development faster safer and more scalable.

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

• Own Chimes Python version standards upgrade cadence and compliance reducing EOL exposure and security patch lag
• Design and drive safe repeatable Python upgrade processes across services and shared libraries enabling teams to adopt new versions with minimal friction
• Establish clear dependency management practices (e.g. version locking policies upgrade safety library compatibility strategies)
• Partner with CI/CD stakeholders to improve build performance reliability and developer experience for Python projects
• Maintain and develop critical internal Python libraries including roadmap quality and adoption
• Define and evangelize Python best practices (the Chime way) aligned with community standards and support teams through documentation and enablement
• Identify and drive opportunities to maximize returns from the Python AI ecosystem evaluating tools practices and vendor options that improve iteration speed and outcomes
  
  

To thrive in this role you have

• 5 years of software engineering experience with deep hands-on expertise in Python in production
• Strong experience with Python build tooling and an understanding of tradeoffs in versioning and distribution
• Understanding of asynchronous and synchronous data-sharing patterns (pub/sub RPC caching etc.).
• Solid knowledge of containerized environments and build systems (Docker images CI pipelines caching reproducible builds)
• Experience building and maintaining shared libraries used by multiple teams including API design backwards compatibility and release management
• A security- and reliability-first mindset especially around EOL management patching and build integrity
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skillsable to influence without authority and align multiple teams around standards and migrations
• Comfort operating with ambiguous requirements creating clarity through docs prototypes and incremental rollout plans
• Bonus: experience working in/supporting data engineering and ML
• Engineers are required to participate in on-call rotation. Being on call may include responding to incidents outside of regular working hours when necessary.

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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

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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