Senior Security Engineer

Chime Financial•San Francisco, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a versatile Security Software Engineer to join our team and operate across product security, application security, infrastructure security, enterprise security, and security/compliance automation. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who enjoys working across the stack—from code and cloud infrastructure to security workflows and compliance systems. You’ll help secure our products and platforms while also improving how we scale security through AI, automation, integrations, and continuous monitoring. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, security, and risk/compliance—requiring both technical depth and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into practical, reliable solutions. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $130,000 and go up to $250,000. 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 Participate in projects that reduce security risks and attack surface within our infrastructure and corporate applications Perform security reviews across mobile, backend, cloud, and API systems Conduct penetration testing and threat modeling Embed security into the SDLC Build automation, tooling, and guardrails Streamline vulnerability detection and remediation workflows Partner with engineering, product, and compliance teams

Requirements

2–6+ years in security or software engineering
Strong coding skills (Python, Go, Ruby)
A desire to scale yourself with AI
Experience with cloud (AWS/GCP) and APIs
Understanding of application and cloud security fundamentals
Experience with automation and integrations
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI in security workflows
Terraform or infrastructure-as-code experience
Mobile security experience (iOS/Android)
Pen testing or bug bounty experience
Familiarity with GRC tools and frameworks

Responsibilities

Participate in projects that reduce security risks and attack surface within our infrastructure and corporate applications
Perform security reviews across mobile, backend, cloud, and API systems
Conduct penetration testing and threat modeling
Embed security into the SDLC
Build automation, tooling, and guardrails
Streamline vulnerability detection and remediation workflows
Partner with engineering, product, and compliance teams

Benefits

Bonus
Competitive equity package
Backup child, elder, and/or pet care
Subsidized commuter benefit
401k match
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
Generous vacation policy
Company-wide Chime Days
Company-wide paid days off
1% of your time off to support local community organizations
Annual wellness stipend
Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents
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