Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering at Chime’s San Francisco, CA office.

The base salary offered for this role will begin at $220,000 and up to $240,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks.
• Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security.
• Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses.
• Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow.
• Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.
• Build a scalable data platform that caters to the data plumbing needs of Chime.
• Build scalable data pipelines and frameworks.
• Architect and build workflows that could potentially become de facto standards for the fintech industry.
• Be a hands-on data engineer, building, scaling and optimizing ETL pipelines.
• Design data warehouse schemas and scale data warehouse process data for 10x data growth.
• Ownership of all aspects of data - data quality, data governance, data and schema design, data quality and security.
• Own schema registry and dependency chart for persistent data.
• 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.
• Transform data to governed and lucid datasets. Build and deploy production-quality data pipelines.
• Work with stakeholders to provide business insights.
• Some telecommuting is permitted.

To thrive in this role, you must have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information/Systems Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a software/data engineer-related occupation.
• Position requires at least 4 years of experience in each of the following skills:
  
  • Utilize knowledge of Distributed Computing and AWS Technologies such as AWS Glue, PySpark, and AWS EMR to create highly performant pipelines that can process the data at scale;
  • Utilize knowledge of modern Data Engineering concepts to create data lake using AWS Cloud technologies such as AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, AWS Spectrum, and AWS Glue;
  • Utilize knowledge of Extract Transform and Load (ETL) to process both structured and semi-structured data;
  • Utilize knowledge of orchestration tools such as Airflow and shell scripting for automating pipelines.
• Position requires at least 1 year of experience in each of the following skills:
  
  • Utilize knowledge of data warehousing concepts and MPP databases to create data warehouse for processing and storing large volumes of data;
  • Utilize knowledge of Data Modeling concepts, Lucid Chart and Erwin Data Modeler to create data model for enterprise applications;
  • Utilize knowledge of SQL for data extraction, manipulation and analysis across large datasets;
  • Utilize knowledge of Python scripting and libraries including NumPy and Pandas to create and automate data Pipelines, for data extraction, manipulation, and data analysis;
  • Utilize knowledge of Data Visualization tools such as AWS Quicksight and Tableau to create dashboards and generate insights;
  • Utilize experience with working with stakeholders for providing business insights.

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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.
• 💻 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

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: [email protected].

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