Chime is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build the APIs that power our member-facing products and the underlying banking platform. You will own projects from end-to-end, influencing architecture, implementing services, and maintaining the ongoing health of our code.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, refactor, and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features.
- Work with the mobile team to design and build resilient APIs that power the member-facing mobile app.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand member pain points and devise solutions.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improving the reliability and scalability of our systems.
- Work across the engineering team to improve and uphold high technical standards.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years developing software in a production environment at scale.
- Proven experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable frameworks.
- Experience working with transactional databases and caching systems.
- Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications.
- An appreciation of maintainable and well-tested code.
- Enjoyment in learning and diving into the deepest levels of how things work.
Nice to Have
- Start-up experience.
Technical Stack
- Ruby on Rails
- Transactional databases
- Caching systems
Team & Environment
You'll work across the engineering team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $176,490 to $245,100 + competitive equity package.
- 401k match.
- Great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
- Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days.
- 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice.
- Annual wellness stipend.
- Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks 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 Chimers.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in San Francisco, CA.
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.
