Senior Security Engineer

About the Role

As a Senior Security Engineer, you'll be essential in protecting our advanced web software and backend services. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to implement technical solutions that will help mitigate security vulnerabilities and reduce security risk across Chime. Your clear communication will be crucial as you explain security trade-offs and create practical solutions to manage risks effectively.

You bring a proactive, self-motivated attitude, combined with curiosity and practicality that effectively handles and minimizes application security risks. Our team appreciates diverse work styles, recognizing both the impact of taking initiative and the insight of deliberate decision-making.

Within our tight-knit team, innovation is at the core of how we tackle challenges. We excel in projects that create meaningful benefits for our members. Embracing a strong security culture is fundamental to our company, and we openly share our knowledge and accomplishments through public blogs and conferences, contributing to the larger cybersecurity community and our own professional development.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $167,200 and up to $232,200. 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.

In this role, you can expect to

• Design and develop comprehensive security controls and guardrails utilizing automation, libraries, services, frameworks, and secure defaults, ensuring a robust defense against threats.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to assess and mitigate risks associated with new additions or modifications to the system, maintaining a proactive approach to security.
• Spearhead projects aimed at identifying and reducing security risks, leading efforts to fortify the organization's security posture.
• Conduct internal penetration tests as needed, and security assessments to uncover vulnerabilities, ensuring the integrity and safety of the system through rigorous evaluation.
• Present findings and solutions to leadership and peers, highlighting impacts.
• Partner with engineering for threat modeling/security design reviews of new services and infrastructure.
• Effectively communicate findings and implications to leadership and fellow engineers.

To thrive in this role, you have

• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Java, Ruby, GoLang, JavaScript)
• 2+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java).
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Expertise in web/backend app security; bonus for mobile and AWS..
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong software security fundamentals and ability to perform threat modeling.
• The ability to clearly articulate prioritized, actionable security work for Engineering.
• A commitment to shaping fintech security culture

A little about us

We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we’ve empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances. 

Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!

We’ve built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $25.5B. We’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others.

What we offer

• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days 
• 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• 🧠 Mental health support with therapy and coaching through Modern Health
• 👶 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents and an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents
• 👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with up to $10k in reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• 💻 Hybrid work perks, like UrbanSitter and Kinside for backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 🏢 A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• 🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice. 

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