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Senior Security Engineer

Chime Financial


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 130000 - 130000
Posted: 4 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

About the role

We are looking for a versatile Security Software Engineer to join our team and operate across product security application security infrastructure security enterprise security and security/compliance automation. This is a hands-on high-impact role for someone who enjoys working across the stackfrom code and cloud infrastructure to security workflows and compliance systems.

Youll help secure our products and platforms while also improving how we scale security through AI automation integrations and continuous monitoring. This role sits at the intersection of engineering security and risk/compliancerequiring both technical depth and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into practical reliable solutions.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $130000 and go up to $250000. 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
  • Participate in projects that reduce security risks and attack surface within our infrastructure and corporate applications
  • Perform security reviews across mobile backend cloud and API systems
  • Conduct penetration testing and threat modeling
  • Embed security into the SDLC
  • Build automation tooling and guardrails
  • Streamline vulnerability detection and remediation workflows
  • Partner with engineering product and compliance teams
To thrive in this role you have
  • 26 years in security or software engineering
  • Strong coding skills (Python Go Ruby)
  • A desire to scale yourself with AI
  • Experience with cloud (AWS/GCP) and APIs
  • Understanding of application and cloud security fundamentals
  • Experience with automation and integrations
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
Nice-to-haves
  • Experience with AI in security workflows
  • Terraform or infrastructure-as-code experience
  • Mobile security experience (iOS/Android)
  • Pen testing or bug bounty experience
  • Familiarity with GRC tools and frameworks

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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.
  • 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 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: .

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process please see theChime Applicant Privacy Notice.


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