Tech Lead Manager, Decision Platform

Chime

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Hybrid

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Location
Chicago, IL
Posted
18 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 · Tech Lead Manager, Decision Platform

As a Tech Lead Manager, Decision Platform, you will lead a squad of four to five engineers within the Trust & Safety organization. You will manage all aspects of people leadership, including hiring, coaching, and career development, while remaining an active individual contributor who writes and ships production code. Your role involves owning end-to-end delivery, defining technical architecture, managing service SLAs, and integrating AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor to enhance team productivity. You will collaborate with Product and Design teams to manage scope and prioritize features. The work focuses on the Trust & Safety domain, specifically building secure experiences, preventing fraud and abuse, reducing friction, and meeting regulatory obligations. Technical requirements include experience with Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS services for data and compute, and Service Oriented Architectures.

What you'll do

  • Manage a squad of 4-5 engineers through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
  • Own end-to-end delivery for the squad including sprint planning, service SLAs, and operational health.
  • Write and ship production code while authoring pull requests alongside your team members.
  • Define technical direction, architecture, and quality standards for the assigned squad.
  • Integrate AI coding tools and agents to increase engineering leverage and establish durable team practices.
  • Partner with Product and Design teams on scope, prioritization, and quarterly planning.
  • Act as the primary cross-functional point of contact for technical capabilities and dependency coordination.
  • Identify and advocate for sustainable engineering by addressing technical debt and maintaining code quality.

What we're looking for

  • At least 2 years of experience in people management responsibilities.
  • Current, hands-on coding ability with a commitment to writing and shipping code for production.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor to accelerate delivery.
  • Proven track record of coaching team members on project execution, skill development, and career progression.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Product, Design, and Analytics teams.
  • Experience with Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS services, and Service Oriented Architectures.

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