Chime · 5 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$176K/yr - $245K/yr
5+ years expChime is a financial technology company dedicated to helping individuals achieve financial progress. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and develop APIs for member-facing products, ensuring the reliability and scalability of their banking platform.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile Apps
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, refactor and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features
Work with the mobile team to design and build strong, resilient APIs that power the member facing mobile app
Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand member pain points and come up with 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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Start-up experience as an added plus
Benefits
401k match
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!
Company
Chime
Chime is a financial technology company that offers mobile banking services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.77BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesDST GlobalMenlo Ventures
2025-06-12IPO
2025-03-01Debt Financing· $475M
2023-07-28Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Christopher Britt
Founder and CEO
Ryan King
Co-Founder
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