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This role pays less than
67%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,450–$214,500
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$150k
versus about
$178k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
Chime currently has
41 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$158,000–$227,000
across 40 roles with salary data.
The Software Engineer, Trust & Safety joins the Chime Engineering team to provide technical leadership for the modernization of a core platform. In this role, you will drive the evolution of risk architecture to provide deeper insights and stronger protections for members. Your daily responsibilities include setting technical direction, shaping system architecture, mentoring engineers, and implementing APIs. You will design, develop, test, and scale backend implementations for consumer product features while collaborating with mobile teams and data analysts to ensure high reliability and performance. The position requires proficiency with Ruby on Rails, transactional databases, and caching systems. You must understand architectural patterns for large, high-scale web applications to solve complex technical problems regarding secure, seamless, and frictionless member experiences within a production environment at scale.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?
Median $169310 from 88 postings across 33 companies.
Ruby on Rails
Distributed Systems
APIs
Transactional Databases
Asynchronous Processing
Caching
System Design
AI
Observability
Data Contracts
Integration Patterns
Reconciliation
Auditability