Software Engineer, Infrastructure

<h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>You'd be joining the Data Infra team — a small, high-leverage team within Chime's Infrastructure Engineering org. We build and operate the foundational platform that Data Engineering relies on to run their workflows reliably at scale: from deploying Airflow and Flink environments to owning the DynamoDB and RDS infrastructure that powers Chime's data platform. This is a generalist role where you'll touch both pillars — the data engineering deployment layer and the storage layer — so you'll never be bored. If you get energy from building durable foundations that other engineers build on top of, this team is for you.</p> <p>The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $133,000.00 and up to $184,000.00. 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.</p> <h2><strong>In this role, you can expect to</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Build and maintain deployment infrastructure for Data Engineering workflows, including Airflow, Flink, and chalk.ai environments</li> <li>Own and operate Chime's core storage technologies — DynamoDB and RDS — serving both data engineering and platform teams</li> <li>Write infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and manage workloads on Kubernetes in production</li> <li>Partner closely with Data Engineering to translate their needs into scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions</li> <li>Drive reliability improvements across the platform — observability, capacity planning, and operational hygiene</li> <li>Participate in the full lifecycle of infrastructure changes: design, build, test, and ship</li> <li>Help shape how the Data Infra team scales its practices as Chime grows</li> </ul> <h2><strong>To thrive in this role, you have</strong></h2> <ul> <li>2–4 years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure, platform, or backend systems</li> <li>Hands-on production experience with Terraform and Kubernetes&nbsp;</li> <li>Familiarity with AWS, particularly managed database services like DynamoDB and RDS</li> <li>Strong programming skills in Python or a similar language</li> <li>A systems-thinking mindset — you design for reliability, scalability, and maintainability from the start</li> <li>The ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems and communicate clearly across teams</li> <li>Experience with data ingestion and ETL pipelines is a strong plus</li> </ul> <p>#LI-AC2 #LI-Remote</p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>A little about us</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people&#39