Engineering Manager, Spending, Savings, & Investing

Chime; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Generous vacation policy

Annual wellness stipend

Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave

In-person and virtual events

Job summary

Chime is seeking an engineering leader to guide its Spending, Saving & Investing technology teams. This role involves building and leading a high-caliber team of software engineers while ensuring that technical decisions align with company priorities.

The ideal candidate will have experience with technologies like Ruby and AWS, along with strong people management skills. Chime offers a competitive salary and benefits package, emphasizing employee engagement and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience with similar tech: Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS services.
• 2+ years in people management responsibilities.
• Experience supporting coaching members around project execution and career progression.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and hire a high-caliber team of software engineers.
• Ensure technical decisions support quality and performance.
• Design, develop, test, and scale new product features.

Skills

Ruby

React Native

Distributed Systems

AWS services

Service Oriented Architectures

Job description

About The Role

Chime is looking for an engineering leader to help manage and guide one of the Spending, Saving & Investing technology teams. Chime’s Spending, Saving & Investing org is on a mission to make Chime the top choice for everyday spending by building innovative, reliable, and member-first financial tools.

We focus on driving active spend and usage, increasing reliability and availability, and delivering seamless, trusted experiences across cards, credit, money movement, deals, and transaction intelligence. Our work empowers members to manage their money with confidence, spend smarter, and improve their long-term financial health.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $199,000 and up to $275,000. Full‑time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this Role, You Can Expect To

• Build, lead and hire a high‑calibre team of software engineers to solve these problems while being hands on.
• Ensure that technical decisions support our bar for quality and performance, but also map to our company and organization level priorities.
• Design, develop, test, and scale new and existing consumer product features.
• Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement.
• Establish a sense of urgency and direction, set expectations with team and individuals, and align team objectives with business goals.
• Work very closely with Product Management to launch precise solutions for the users.
• Contribute to overall engineering initiatives as a member of Chime’s engineering leadership team.

To Thrive In This Role, You Have

• Experience with similar tech: Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS services (data, compute) and Service Oriented Architectures.
• Worked as a software engineer and have a deep empathy towards engineering happiness.
• Experience supporting coaching members of your team around project execution, skill development, and career progression.
• 2+ years in people management responsibilities.
• Interest in pushing the technology, people, and organization envelope to explore new ways we can deliver amazement to our customers.
• A fascination in how to make teams and people thrive.
• Enjoyment in learning and diving into the deepest levels of how things work.
• The ability to motivate a team through delivery on aggressive schedules and goals.

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 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 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.

• 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 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.

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: [e-mail].

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