Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 6, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process started with a recruiter screen, followed by a one-hour coding interview on data structures and algorithms. After that was the virtual onsite, which consisted of:
- Another coding round
- A system design round
- Two behavioral interviews: one with a manager, and one with a cross-functional team member.
Questions
Behavioral rounds involved walking through challenging projects in the past, with a focus on how you handle disagreements, feedback, manage tradeoffs, and more.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Chime Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Chime's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral8%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Chime's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Chime Work Experiences
4.0
Good Culture, Slow Progress
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 9, 2024
Pros: The culture is great, and the company is making a good profit.
Cons: Sometimes progress is slow, since they have to follow banking regulations.
5.0
Great company, great values
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 29, 2019
Pros: I've been with Chime since Dec. 18. The executive team works hard to ensure that you feel included at Chime; they are very transparent and approachable. They organize all-hands meetings and social events every month. Chime hires great and diverse people, so everyone is very nice and great to work with.
Salary is competitive, and recognition is higher than in my previous company. The product is very interesting, and I enjoy what I do here every day.
There is a soccer team! If you play soccer, it's a no-brainer – we need you! (There is a football team as well, but who cares ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
Cons: Perks can be better. They are very basic, but this is probably not a big deal since the pay is great.
5.0
Great company, lots of opportunity for growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 18, 2020
Pros: Chime is the best SF startup I've worked for in terms of company culture, ability to make an impact, and do the best work of my career.
* The product team is strong, and everyone truly cares about building the best possible financial tools for our members. Everyone is invested in hearing and following up on member feedback, engineers included.
* Our leadership team has handled work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak with grace and empathy. Communication from the exec team is transparent.
* A stable company that is actively growing during such an uncertain time period. The product and business plan is solid, and we're focusing on taking it to the next level as we scale.
* Compensation is on par with top startups in SF, and we now have 401k match!
Cons: - Growing pains that come from increasing headcount quickly.
- Tools and processes are still maturing as the company grows, so there is room for inefficiency and chaos.
- Being a remote-first company is currently not part of Chime's DNA, so being 100% remote during COVID has had its share of collaboration challenges.
- Representation of women and POC in the engineering org is not great (both at the IC and leadership level).
- 4.0Good Culture, Slow ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 9, 2024Pros: The culture is great, and the company is making a good profit.Cons: Sometimes progress is slow, since they have to follow banking regulations.
- 5.0Great company, great valuesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 29, 2019Pros: I've been with Chime since Dec. 18. The executive team works hard to ensure that you feel included at Chime; they are very transparent and approachable. They organize all-hands meetings and social events every month. Chime hires great and diverse people, so everyone is very nice and great to work with. Salary is competitive, and recognition is higher than in my previous company. The product is very interesting, and I enjoy what I do here every day. There is a soccer team! If you play soccer, it's a no-brainer – we need you! (There is a football team as well, but who cares ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).Cons: Perks can be better. They are very basic, but this is probably not a big deal since the pay is great.
- 5.0Great company, lots of opportunity for growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 18, 2020Pros: Chime is the best SF startup I've worked for in terms of company culture, ability to make an impact, and do the best work of my career. * The product team is strong, and everyone truly cares about building the best possible financial tools for our members. Everyone is invested in hearing and following up on member feedback, engineers included. * Our leadership team has handled work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak with grace and empathy. Communication from the exec team is transparent. * A stable company that is actively growing during such an uncertain time period. The product and business plan is solid, and we're focusing on taking it to the next level as we scale. * Compensation is on par with top startups in SF, and we now have 401k match!Cons: - Growing pains that come from increasing headcount quickly. - Tools and processes are still maturing as the company grows, so there is room for inefficiency and chaos. - Being a remote-first company is currently not part of Chime's DNA, so being 100% remote during COVID has had its share of collaboration challenges. - Representation of women and POC in the engineering org is not great (both at the IC and leadership level).
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