Software Engineer, Growth
About The Position
Chime’s Growth Engineering team is focused on building product experiences that directly move business metrics and help millions of people achieve financial progress. As a Growth Engineer, you’ll work across the stack to build features that drive member growth at Chime. You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, data science, marketing, and analytics to experiment rapidly, drive measurable outcomes, and scale impactful solutions. This role is perfect for engineers who thrive in fast-moving environments, want to help define new products or experiments, and are passionate about helping Chime grow faster and smarter. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $125,640 and up to $218,100. 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 Build and scale backend services and APIs that support Chime’s growth-focused consumer products Collaborate cross-functionally with mobile, product, design, data science, and marketing teams to identify member pain points and opportunities Rapidly prototype and launch A/B tests, iterating on ideas that improve activation, conversion, and engagement Analyze the performance of features post-launch to inform future iterations and growth strategies Apply a metrics-driven mindset to decision-making and prioritize efforts based on member and business impact Improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems across the stack Contribute to a culture of technical excellence through mentorship, code reviews, and driving best practices To thrive in this role, you have 5+ years of experience building scalable software in production environments Proven experience with Ruby on Rails, golang or comparable backend frameworks Experience designing APIs and working with transactional databases and caching systems Comfort working across the stack and an eagerness to learn new technologies A product mindset with a strong bias toward experimentation, iteration, and measuring impact Exposure to large-scale architecture patterns and an appreciation for clean, maintainable code A collaborative spirit and strong communication skills, with experience working cross-functionally
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building scalable software in production environments
- Proven experience with Ruby on Rails, golang or comparable backend frameworks
- Experience designing APIs and working with transactional databases and caching systems
- Comfort working across the stack and an eagerness to learn new technologies
- A product mindset with a strong bias toward experimentation, iteration, and measuring impact
- Exposure to large-scale architecture patterns and an appreciation for clean, maintainable code
- A collaborative spirit and strong communication skills, with experience working cross-functionally
Responsibilities
- Build and scale backend services and APIs that support Chime’s growth-focused consumer products
- Collaborate cross-functionally with mobile, product, design, data science, and marketing teams to identify member pain points and opportunities
- Rapidly prototype and launch A/B tests, iterating on ideas that improve activation, conversion, and engagement
- Analyze the performance of features post-launch to inform future iterations and growth strategies
- Apply a metrics-driven mindset to decision-making and prioritize efforts based on member and business impact
- Improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems across the stack
- Contribute to a culture of technical excellence through mentorship, code reviews, and driving best practices
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
