Senior Software Engineer, Data

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 the group is to build a scalable data platform that caters to the data plumbing needs of Chime. 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 $157,590.00 and up to $218,900.00. 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 warehouse schemas and scale data warehouse process data  for 10x data growth 
• Ownership of all aspects of data - data quality, data governance, data and schema design, data quality and security
• Own schema registry and dependency chart for persistent data
• 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

• 3+ years experience transforming data to governed and lucid datasets
• 3+ years of hands-on experience to build and deploy production-quality data pipelines
• 3+ years of experience working with stakeholders to provide business insights
• 3+ years of experience writing Spark, AWS Glue, EMR, Airflow, Python 
• 1+ 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

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, 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're 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 owner's 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 people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. 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.

Because if we don't—who 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

• 🏢 A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• 💻 Hybrid work perks like backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 💰 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