Tech Lead Manager — Lending Platform & AI-Driven Team

Chime; New York (NY); On-site; USD 199,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office policy (four days a week)

Backup child, elder and pet care

Wellness stipend

Generous vacation & paid days off

Job summary

Chime is seeking an experienced engineering leader to mentor a squad focused on lending and payments infrastructure. You will own the technical direction, drive architecture, and deliver scalable features with real impact.

You will build and coach a team of engineers (3–5 direct reports), partner with Product, Analytics, Design, and Data to align on scope and delivery, and champion AI-driven practices that accelerate velocity while preserving quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in lending or payments systems.
• Proven direct people-management of engineers (3–5 team members).
• Track record of delivering scalable, high-quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Author and ship scoped, incremental features hands-on.
• Own the squad's technical direction, architecture, and code quality, with reviews and planning.
• Identify technical debt and promote sustainable engineering practices.
• Provide full people management for 3–5 direct reports, including 1:1s, coaching, performance feedback, and promotions.
• Drive hiring and staffing for the squad and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Mentor engineers on technical and product growth and develop paths to Staff Engineer or TLM.

Skills

Lending experience

Payments domain

People management

AI tooling

Tools

AI coding tools

Job description

Chime is seeking an experienced engineering leader to mentor a squad focused on lending and payments infrastructure. You will own the technical direction, drive architecture, and deliver scalable features with real impact.

You will build and coach a team of engineers (3–5 direct reports), partner with Product, Analytics, Design, and Data to align on scope and delivery, and champion AI-driven practices that accelerate velocity while preserving quality.