Senior Engineering Manager, Data

Chime

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San Francisco, CA
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54 days ago
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About Chime

Chime is a financial technology company offering mobile-first banking services including fee-free checking accounts, savings accounts, and a secured credit builder card through partner banks. Industry: Financial Technology & Neobanking

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, Data

As a Senior Engineering Manager, Data, you will join the Data team to build a scalable, self-serve data foundation while democratizing data through stronger governance. You will lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and operational reliability while driving AI-driven, data-centric initiatives. Your daily responsibilities include partnering with Analytics, Product, Data Science, and Marketing stakeholders to deliver secure, high-quality data products and resolve delivery obstacles. The role requires expertise in building scalable, AI-ready platforms, semantic models, and managing growth and marketing data involving attribution, funnels, and experimentation. You will work within a technical stack featuring Spark, Snowflake, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Key-Value stores, and dbt. This position focuses on solving complex problems within the fintech domain by improving decision-making and advancing the company's core data platform infrastructure.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the development of a scalable, self-serve data foundation to democratize company data with stronger governance.
  • Drive AI-driven, data-centric initiatives to accelerate business growth and improve decision-making.
  • Manage and mentor high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of technical excellence.
  • Partner with Analytics, Product, and Data Science teams to deliver secure, high-quality data products.
  • Establish operational excellence by setting clear goals for team members and ensuring high delivery standards.
  • Resolve delivery obstacles and prioritize work to ensure the team maintains high velocity and impact.
  • Oversee technical infrastructure including Spark, Snowflake, dbt, and various data warehouse technologies.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 5 years of experience leading Data Engineering teams.
  • You must have proven experience building scalable, AI-ready data platforms and semantic models.
  • You must have experience delivering trusted data products and ensuring high data quality and governance.
  • You should have experience with Growth and Marketing data platforms, including attribution, funnels, and experimentation.
  • You must be able to support teams using Spark, Snowflake, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Key-Value stores, and dbt.
  • You must demonstrate the ability to partner with Product, Analytics, Data Science, and Marketing teams to deliver business outcomes.
  • You must have experience driving engineering excellence through CI/CD and operational reliability.

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