Software Engineer, Infrastructure

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer, Infrastructure to join our Data Infra team at Chime. As a key member of our Infrastructure Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in building and operating the foundational platform that Data Engineering relies on to run their workflows reliably at scale. This is a generalist role where you will touch both the data engineering deployment layer and the storage layer, ensuring that our data platform is scalable, reliable, and maintainable. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Software Engineer, Infrastructure, you will be responsible for building and maintaining deployment infrastructure for Data Engineering workflows, including Airflow, Flink, and chalk.ai environments. You will also own and operate Chime's core storage technologies, including DynamoDB and RDS, serving both data engineering and platform teams. Additionally, you will write infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and manage workloads on Kubernetes in production. You will partner closely with Data Engineering to translate their needs into scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions, drive reliability improvements across the platform, and participate in the full lifecycle of infrastructure changes. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To thrive in this role, you will have 2-4 years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure, platform, or backend systems. You will have hands-on production experience with Terraform and Kubernetes, familiarity with AWS, particularly managed database services like DynamoDB and RDS, and strong programming skills in Python or a similar language. A systems-thinking mindset, the ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems, and excellent communication skills are also essential. Experience with data ingestion and ETL pipelines is a strong plus. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and enjoy a better work-life balance. You will be part of a team that values autonomy, collaboration, and open communication. BENEFITS Chime offers a competitive salary, bonus, and equity package, as well as a range of benefits, including a comprehensive health plan, parental leave, education stipend, life insurance, and equipment stipend.