Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to build and lead our Offensive Security program.

In this role, you will attack Chime’s services, applications, and infrastructure to discover security issues and report them to our internal technology teams.

This position will offer you the opportunity to grow your technical and leadership skills while being part of a collaborative and dynamic team that finds joy in problem-solving and innovating together at Chime.

The ideal candidate will be an offensive cybersecurity professional with a passion for analyzing codebases, testing hypotheses, and designing tools to impact web applications and their infrastructure.

This Engineer will work closely with teams throughout Information Security, as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders throughout Chime.

You will be in direct contact with teams in a variety of business verticals, giving you first hand knowledge about how Chime is built and how it operates at a deep, technical level.

Additionally, you will leverage the knowledge you gain about Chime to find new ways to break services, processes, and infrastructure throughout the company.

We're a small, dedicated team that’s always thinking of innovative ways to tackle challenging security problems.

We take on ambitious projects that have a significant impact on our members and help build a strong security culture within our company.

The team encourages discussing the problems we are solving, the methods we use, and celebrating our accomplishments through public blogs and at conferences.

If these resonate with the way you work, we'd love to hear from you.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $157,590 and up to $218,900.

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

What are we looking for

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A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress.

We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free.

Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals.

Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members.

From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life.

Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible.

We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback.

Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do.

These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't—who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank.

Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full-time, regular employees

**Perks also available to Chime Interns.

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.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact: .

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations