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# Senior Software Engineer, Cards job in San Francisco

- **Company:** Chime
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $164,000.0 - $227,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, Databases, Ruby on Rails, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Trusted Systems, Web Applications, Backend, Code Testing
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.diversity.com/career/2507425/senior-software-engineer-cards-california-ca-san-francisco

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience developing software in a production environment at scale
 * Prior experience serving as a technical lead for a team and on complex projects-driving architectural decisions, coordinating execution, and aligning cross-functional teams
 * Proven experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable frameworks
 * Experience with transactional databases and caching systems
 * Deep understanding of architectural patterns for large-scale web applications
 * Commitment to mentoring engineers and fostering team development
 * An appreciation of maintainable and well-tested code
 * Curiosity and passion for diving deeply into system architectures and technical challenges
 * Experience in fast-paced or early-stage environments is a strong plus
#LI-Onsite #LI-MB1

## Description

Chime's Cards org is hiring an engineer to help scale and evolve Cards portfolio. In this role, you'll dive into high-impact projects across our service architecture, collaborating with product, risk, and design partners to deliver resilient, secure systems. While your focus will be backend, we're looking for someone who's excited to roll up their sleeves and contribute wherever it's needed most to move the team forward


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