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Tech Lead Manager, Cards

Chime · San Francisco, CA, USA · On-site

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About Chime

Backed by SoftBank VF, ICONIQ and Menlo.

About the role

Chime is looking for an engineering leader to help manage and guide one of the Cards engineering teams within the Spending, Saving & Investing (SSI) organization. SSI is on a mission to make Chime the top choice for everyday spending by building innovative, reliable, and member-first financial tools.

What they're looking for

  • 2+ years in people management responsibilities
  • Current, hands-on coding ability and the desire to keep it. You are writing code today and want a role where that continues
  • A track record of using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor to accelerate real delivery, and of getting a team to adopt them with measurable impact on output
  • Experience supporting coaching members of your team around project execution, skill development, and career progression
  • Interest in pushing the technology, people, and organization envelope to explore new ways we can deliver amazement to our customers
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of partnering closely with Product, Design, and Analytics
More about this role

Chime is looking for an engineering leader to help manage and guide one of the Cards engineering teams within the Spending, Saving & Investing (SSI) organization. SSI is on a mission to make Chime the top choice for everyday spending by building innovative, reliable, and member-first financial tools. We focus on driving active spend and usage, increasing reliability and availability, and delivering seamless, trusted experiences across cards, credit, money movement, saving and investing, deals, and transaction intelligence. Our work empowers members to manage their money with confidence, spend smarter, and improve their long-term financial health.

We're hiring Tech Lead Managers (TLM) for multiple squads in Cards. TLMs at Chime manage a team of 3 to 5 engineers: Setting the hiring bar, coaching and developing talent, and driving all formal people management activities. They own execution and delivery for the squad. They stay in the code, authoring and shipping features alongside their team.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $199,000 and up to $275,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and...

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