Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Chime; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Wellness stipend

Generous vacation policy

Paid parental leave

Child and pet care assistance

Job summary

Chime is seeking a Data Engineer in San Francisco to design and develop scalable data pipelines and frameworks. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience with data transformation, pipeline deployment, and data governance. A competitive salary range between $164,000 to $227,000 is offered, along with a generous benefits package including a 401(k) match, wellness stipends, and ample parental leave. This role combines technical challenges with opportunities to collaborate across teams in the fintech industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience transforming data to governed and lucid datasets.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production-quality data pipelines.
• 5+ years of experience working with stakeholders to provide business insights.

Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and optimize ETL pipelines.
• Design data schemas for scalability.
• Ensure data quality and security.

Skills

Transforming data to governed datasets

Building and deploying data pipelines

Writing SQL

Experience with Spark

AWS Glue

EMR

Airflow

Python

Using MPP databases like Snowflake

Using AWS Redshift

Using Teradata

Job description

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 this group is to build scalable data artifacts and insights that enable accurate, governed, data‑driven decision‑making. 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 $164,000.00 and go up to $227,000.00. Full‑time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on 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 schemas and scale them for 10x data growth
• Ownership of all aspects of data – data quality, data governance, schema design, data security
• Develop scalable data architecture and standardized data models that enable self‑serve data insights using AI
• 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

• 5+ years experience transforming data to governed and lucid datasets
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying production‑quality data pipelines
• 5+ years of experience working with stakeholders to provide business insights
• 5+ years of experience writing SQL, Spark, AWS Glue, EMR, Airflow, Python
• 3+ 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
• Engineers are required to participate in on‑call rotation. Being on call may include responding to incidents outside of regular working hours when necessary

What We Offer For Our Full‑time, Regular Employees

• Our in‑office work policy is designed to keep you connected – 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
• 401(k) 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, and snack boxes
• 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.

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. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local 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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