Backend Engineer (Chicago)

Chime Financial, Inc•Chicago, IL

5d•$133,000 - $166,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Chime is looking for engineers to join our multifaceted and fast growing team, where you will work on APIs that power our member facing products and iterate on our banking platform. You will own projects from end-to-end by influencing architecture, implementing APIs and maintaining the ongoing health of the code. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $133,000 and up to $166,000. 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, develop, test, refactor and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features Work with the mobile team to design and build strong, resilient APIs that propel our mobile app Collaborate with multi-functional teams to understand member struggles and come up with creative solutions Proactively find opportunities for improving the reliability and scalability of our systems Work across the engineering team to improve and uphold high technical standards

Requirements

3+ years developing software in a production environment at scale
Experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable frameworks
Experience working with transactional databases and caching systems
Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications
An appreciation of maintainable and well-tested code
A desire to learn and dive into the deepest levels of how things work

Nice To Haves

Start-up experience as an added plus

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, refactor and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features
Work with the mobile team to design and build strong, resilient APIs that propel our mobile app
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to understand member struggles and come up with creative solutions
Proactively find opportunities for improving the reliability and scalability of our systems
Work across the engineering team to improve and uphold high technical standards

Benefits

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