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Staff Software Engineer, Experimentation

A financial technology company that provides user-friendly banking services and tools to help people achieve financial progress.
$198,990 - $281,900
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
6+ years of experience
Finance

Job Description

Chime, a leading fintech company, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Experimentation Platform team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of experimentation at a company that's revolutionizing financial services. The position involves developing critical tools that enable various teams to design, configure, and analyze experiments at scale. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and experimentation methodologies.

The successful candidate will lead technical architecture decisions, mentor other engineers, and collaborate across teams to enhance experimentation quality and velocity. They'll work with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, including GenAI implementation, while solving complex problems in causal inference unique to Chime's business model.

Chime offers a competitive compensation package starting from $198,990 to $281,900, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. The role is hybrid-based in San Francisco, with four days in office and Fridays remote. The company culture emphasizes problem-solving, entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong focus on member success.

This position is ideal for experienced engineers who are passionate about building scalable platforms, have a strong background in data science and analytics, and want to make a significant impact in financial technology. The role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that help millions of Americans achieve financial progress while growing professionally in a supportive, innovative environment.

Last updated 22 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Experimentation

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy components of Chime's internal experimentation platform at scale
  • Solve scale and usability problems in causal inference
  • Partner with Data Engineering & DSML to introduce new statistical methodologies
  • Lead technical direction and mentor engineers
  • Lead team's transition to leverage GenAI
  • Deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure
  • Write thoroughly tested, high-quality code
  • Follow Agile methodologies and practice Test-Driven Development
  • Participate in an on-call rotation

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Experimentation

Go
Ruby
Java
Python
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Expertise in Go or other backend languages such as Ruby, Java, or Python
  • Hands-on experience with experimentation methodologies
  • Strong background in data science-related fields
  • Expertise in distributed systems and large-scale applications
  • Rigorous approach to testing and experience with test-driven development
  • Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Experience with Cloud-Native technologies and NoSQL databases

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Experimentation

401k
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Competitive salary
  • 401k match
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Annual wellness stipend
  • Up to 24 weeks paid parental leave
  • Backup child, elder, and pet care
  • Subsidized commuter benefit
  • $15k lifetime reimbursement for family planning
  • In-office perks and events