About the roleWe are looking for a Software Engineer to help build our new financial platform that is highly reliable, scalable, and will serve as the backbone for Chime. This platform will power the most important financial activities that millions of Chime members undertake every day. You will ensure that we build the highest levels of trust with our members by making our platform lightning-fast, available, secure, resilient and auditable. This is an exciting opportunity to be an invaluable member of a strategically important initiative for Chime.
The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $133,000 and up to $184,000. 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, develop, test, and deploy components of a new financial platform
- Deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure and APIs
- Work with our infrastructure engineering team to minimize the operational overhead of production systems you deploy
- Develop thoroughly tested code and conduct quality assurance on all new code alongside our QA team
- Learn and execute on agile methodologies, follow test driven development approach
- Engineers are required to participate in on-call rotation. Being on call may include responding to incidents outside of regular working hours when necessary.
To thrive in this role, you have- Must have experience in Go
- Experience in additional backend languages such as Ruby, Java and Python is preferred
- Have 4+ years of engineering experience
- Have contributed to the development of backend systems
- Experience in payment processing systems
- Take a rigorous approach to testing backed development
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms, Cloud Native technology, No-SQL Databases as a bonus!
- Have an understanding of architectural patterns of large, mission-critical production services as a bonus!
- Have worked in continuous integration/deployment environments as a bonus!
- Please note: If you are located in Seattle, you will be required to onboard in person at our SF HQ + occasional business travel.
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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 you're coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you'll 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 Chimers-think 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 can't be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That's 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.
