Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform

Chime; California (MO); On-site; USD 199,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Chime is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide the Data team and build a scalable, self-serve data foundation. As Senior Engineering Manager, you will enable data democratization with strong governance and drive AI-centric data initiatives that support growth.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Marketing to deliver high-quality data products, and champion operational excellence across the data stack.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading Data Engineering teams.
• Proven experience building scalable, AI-ready data tools, semantic models, and trusted data products.
• Strong partnership with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Marketing to deliver business outcomes.
• Experience driving engineering excellence, including data quality, governance, CI/CD, and operational reliability.
• Experience with Growth and Marketing Data tech, including attribution, funnels, and experimentation.
• Experience with Spark, Snowflake, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Key-Value store, dbt.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-driven, data-centric initiatives that accelerate business growth.
• Partner with Analytics, Product, Data Science and stakeholders to deliver trusted data products.
• Mentor and grow engineering teams with a culture of technical excellence and learning.
• Set direction, drive urgency, and ensure delivery of high-impact work.
• Collaborate across teams to prioritize work and remove delivery obstacles.

Skills

7+ years leadership

AI-ready data tools

data governance

CI/CD

growth & marketing data

data engineering teams

Tools

Spark

Snowflake

Data Warehouse

Data Lake

Key-Value store

dbt

Job description

About the role

Chime is looking for a seasoned engineering leader to help manage and guide the Data team to drive the company to build a scalable and self-serve data foundation. As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Data team, you will lead the effort to enable Chime to democratize data with stronger governance.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $199,000.00 and up to $275,000.00. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Drive the next generation of FinTech innovation by leading AI-driven, data-centric initiatives that accelerate business growth, improve decision-making, and advance Chime's data.

• Partner closely with Analytics, Product, Data Science, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality, trusted, and secure data products while serving as a strategic thought partner to the business.

• Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Champion innovation and continuous improvement by establishing a clear sense of urgency and direction, setting high expectations for both the team and individual contributors, and driving operational excellence.

• Collaborate across teams to prioritize work, resolve issues, and remove delivery obstacles, ensuring the team remains focused on delivering the highest business impact while maintaining engineering quality and velocity.

To thrive in this role, you have

• 7+ years of experience leading Data Engineering teams.

• Proven experience building scalable, AI-ready data tools, semantic models, and trusted data products.

• Strong partnership with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Marketing to deliver business outcomes.

• Experience driving engineering excellence, including data quality, governance, CI/CD, and operational reliability.

• Experience with Growth and Marketing Data tech, including attribution, funnels, and experimentation.

• Experience in Supporting teams to deliver solution on tech stack such as Spark,Snowflake, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Key-Value store, dbt

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with AWS ecosystem

• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity.

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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.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't—who will?

*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.

• Benefits that support your work and life, including backup child, elder, and pet care and subsidized commuter benefits for eligible employees.

• Comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits designed to support you at every stage of life.

• Generous vacation policy and 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 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents

• Access to family planning reimbursement

• 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.

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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