Software Engineer, Jade - AI Financial Partner
Chime · San Francisco, CA, USA
About this role
## About the role Jade is Chime’s AI financial partner, helping members better understand and manage their money. We’re looking for a software engineer who enjoys building reliable systems, solving practical problems, and learning new technologies. You’ll work on the services, APIs, and integrations behind Jade, helping our members interact with AI as part of their Chime experience. Our backend primarily uses **Python**, and we welcome engineers with strong experience in other languages who are interested in learning it. You’ll build capabilities for our members and help improve the quality, reliability, and performance of our new AI-powered product. We value strong engineering fundamentals, thoughtful problem-solving, and curiosity. Prior experience or specialization in AI or machine learning is preferred, but not required—there will be opportunities to develop that knowledge on the team. ## In this role, you can expect to - Design, build, and test backend services and APIs that power Jade’s capabilities. - Build integrations that connect AI models with member data, tools, and Chime services. - Own scoped features from technical design through implementation and rollout, with feedback and support from your teammates. - Contribute to automated evaluations, testing, and experiments to understand model behavior, measure quality, and catch regressions. - Improve system reliability, performance, and observability, and help investigate production issues. - Partner with engineering, product, design, and data teammates to understand member needs and iterate on useful experiences. ## To thrive in this role, you have - 2+ years developing software in a production environment at scale. - Proficiency in a backend programming language (e.g., **Python, Go, or Ruby**) and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code. - Experience building backend services or applications, including working with **APIs and databases**. - Strong systems thinking (how components fit together, how data moves, and where failures might occur). - Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (service communication, reliability, and trade-offs around latency, consistency, and scale). - Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to break work into manageable steps and explain technical choices. - Collaborative approach, clear communication, and willingness to ask questions, incorporate feedback, and learn unfamiliar technologies. ## Preferred qualifications The following are preferred, but not required: - Experience with **Python** and its backend development ecosystem. - Familiarity with **large language models (LLMs)**, including using model APIs, prompts, or tools to build applications. - Exposure to **AI evaluations (“evals”)** (test cases, datasets, experiments to measure response quality and identify regressions). - Familiarity with AI tools/frameworks such as **LangSmith, LangChain, LangGraph, Amazon Bedrock**, or comparable platforms. - Experience deploying and supporting a production application (monitoring, troubleshooting, or working with cloud infrastructure). ## Location / schedule - **#LI-Hybrid #LI-SL1** ## Compensation (base salary) - **$133,000 – $184,000 USD** ## About Chime At Chime, we believe everyone can achieve financial progress. We’re a financial technology company focused on building helpful, easy, and free core banking experiences—empowering members to take control of their finances and work toward their
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