Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

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Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform in USA

Chime
Full time
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USA
10/03/2026
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San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate self-serve ETL/ELT frameworks for batch and streaming workloads.
Own pipeline reliability, data quality SLAs, schema evolution, performance, and cost at scale.
Drive the data platform roadmap, including build-versus-buy decisions, integration patterns, and technical standards.
Partner with Product Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Marketing to define data contracts and onboard new data domains.
Architect and enforce data lineage, schema registry, access controls, governance, and auditability across data domains.
Monitor, alert, debug, and resolve data platform incidents, including participation in the on-call rotation.
Build observability capabilities such as freshness monitoring, row-level quality checks, schema drift detection, and SLA dashboards.
Raise the team’s technical bar through code reviews, design reviews, and hands-on mentorship.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building, shipping, and operating production data infrastructure.
Strong system design skills and experience documenting trade-offs and delivering system designs.
Experience defining data pipeline metrics and building visibility solutions for partner teams.
Deep proficiency in Python or Java/Kotlin and strong practices around testing, code quality, and maintainability.
Production experience with a cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift.
Experience with workflow orchestration such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect and infrastructure as code using Terraform.
Experience with at least one streaming technology such as Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis.
Experience with data modeling and transformation frameworks, including dbt.
Experience operating in a regulated environment such as fintech or healthtech, including data governance, access controls, and audit trails.
Strong architectural ownership, technical leadership, and mentoring capabilities.

Benefits

Full-time employees may be eligible for bonuses, competitive equity, and benefits.
In-office policy includes four days per week in the office and Fridays from home near company offices; a fully remote program is also available depending on eligibility and location.
Backup child, elder, and pet care and subsidized commuter benefits are available for eligible employees.
Comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits are provided.
Generous vacation policy and company-wide paid days off.
1% of time off may be used to support local community organizations.
Annual wellness stipend.
Up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Family planning reimbursement is available.

Salary: $187k - $259k/yr

Chime

Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank, dedicated to helping individuals achieve financial progress through user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms. By prioritizing ease of use and accessibility, Chime provides essential banking services that empower users to take control of thei...

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